Vacillation
Pronunciation of Vacillation
/vˌasɪlˈe͡ɪʃən/, /vˌasɪlˈeɪʃən/, /v_ˌa_s_ɪ_l_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n/
Synonyms for vacillation:
Sense 1
irresoluteness, change.
Sense 2
doubt, timidness, to and fro, will, resistance.
Sense 3
anxiety
hesitation
inconstancy
instability
Other synonyms and related words:
cut, irresoluteness, insecurity, hesitancy, swing music, faltering, instability, wavering, fence-sitting, indecision, will, resistance, pause, baseball swing, Shilly-shally, indisposition, falter, golf stroke, reluctance, doubt, disinclination, lilt, jive, to and fro, shilly-shallying, timidity, swinging, mutability, change, swing, timidness, golf shot.
Sense 2 (noun)
irresoluteness, pause, Shilly-shally, indecision, to and fro, timidity, timidness.
caprice (noun)
caprice, randomness, whimsy, vagary, whim, fancy, fleetingness, sporadicalness, arbitrariness, fitfulness, fancifulness, flightiness.
fluctuation (noun)
swing, wave, vibration.
indecision (noun)
instability (noun)
changeability, fickleness, capriciousness, unsureness, fitfulness, mutability.
irresolution (noun)
ambivalence, halfheartedness, spinelessness, hesitancy, infirmity, irresoluteness, hesitance, wateriness, volatility, uncertainty, capriciousness, double-mindedness, shiftiness, shyness, tentativeness, impulsiveness, inconsistency, indecisiveness, unwillingness, irresolution, changeability, fickleness, hesitation, yellowness, unsureness, weakness, insipidity, indecision, doubt.
oscillation (noun)
rhythm, tremor, throb, oscillation, pulse, pulsation, palpitation, undulation, beat, libration, fluctuation, wave, resonance, harmonic motion, alternation, vibration.
procrastination (noun)
hesitation, stalling, procrastination.
vacillation (noun)
swinging, wavering, swing, hesitation.
Usage examples for vacillation:
- At Naumburg, in 1561, the Lutheran princes therefore, after some vacillation, declared that they would adhere to the original Augsburg Confession and its " genuine Christian declaration and norm," the Smalcald Articles. - "Historical Introductions to the Symbolical Books of the Evangelical Lutheran Church", Friedrich Bente.
- Besides, vacillation spoils slumber. - "Belles and Ringers", Hawley Smart.