Vacillate
Pronunciation of Vacillate
/vˈasɪlˌe͡ɪt/, /vˈasɪlˌeɪt/, /v_ˈa_s_ɪ_l_ˌeɪ_t/
Antonyms for vacillate:
Synonyms for vacillate:
Sense 2
lick, Shilly-shally.
Sense 3
Sense 5
change
dawdle
oscillate
librate, teeter-totter.
procrastinate
Shilly-shally.
Other synonyms and related words:
brood, hang back, flitter, swerve, falter, weave, hover, flutter, tickle, shuttle, resonate, lick, thrill, quiver, bulk large, loom, flicker, levitate, pause, teeter, quaver, Shilly-shally, waffle, dillydally, alternate.
Sense 2 (noun)
Sense 3 (noun)
Sense 4 (noun)
Shilly-shally.
vacillate (noun)
oscillate, vibrate, waver, hover, fluctuate.
change (verb)
deviate, transfigure, mutate, set, reform, fluctuate, vary, adapt, diversify, modulate, convert, transit, transform, modify, adjust, transpose, change, alter.
doubt (verb)
distrust, question, disbelieve, doubt, wonder, waver, suspect.
go back and forth (verb)
waffle, fluctuate, waver, seesaw, alternate, stagger, oscillate, pause, rock, change, hesitate, Shilly-shally, sway, hover.
oscillate (verb)
rock, pulsate, tick, radiate, totter, pulse, wobble, vibrate, throb, stagger, alternate, wag, bob, librate, sway, teeter-totter, undulate, oscillate, seesaw, beat, tremble.
procrastinate (verb)
hesitate, linger, filibuster, dawdle, dilly-dally, dally, stall, procrastinate.
saw (verb)
shuttle.