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Another word for vacillate

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Verb

  1. To move back and forth or from side to side, as if about to fall

    See also:

    repetition

  2. To be irresolute in acting or doing

    See also:

    decide

  3. To change one's attitudes or policies, for example

    See also:

    decide

    change

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Another word for vacillate

Verb

  1. To totter

    See also:

    totter

    reel

  2. To hesitate

    See also:

    pause

    hesitate

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Sentence Examples

  • Guys might also vacillate between two extremes.

  • You can watch them vacillate all day long trying to decide whether to wear a red shirt or a blue one.

  • It will accompany you to the office or to the store, it will be held firmly in your hands as you vacillate over expensive electronic purchases.

  • Librans are well known for their ability to vacillate between two options, and this process of making up their mind can go on for quite some time.

  • They do not vacillate with regard to their task of considering whatever object appears.

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