Waver Synonyms

wāvər
To move back and forth or from side to side, as if about to fall
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. weave
  2. sway
  3. teeter
  4. totter
  5. flicker
  6. vacillate
  7. flitter
  8. wobble
  9. flutter
  10. quiver
To be irresolute in acting or doing
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. hesitate
  2. vacillate
  3. fluctuate
  4. pause
  5. stagger
  6. falter
  7. seesaw
  8. reel
  9. teeter
  10. totter
  11. dither
  12. dillydally
  13. halt
  14. change
  15. deliberate
  16. flicker
  17. flutter
  18. hedge
  19. hover
  20. oscillate
  21. shilly-shally
  22. quaver
  23. hem-and-haw
  24. shift
  25. sway
  26. swing
  27. tremble
  28. wobble
  29. unsteady
  30. unsure
  31. vary
  32. veer
  33. vibrate
  34. wiggle
  35. waffle
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Move hesitatingly, as if about to give way
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. falter
To change one's attitudes or policies, for example
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. swing
  2. vacillate
The act of moving back and forth
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. indecision
  2. hesitation
  3. flutter
  4. irresolution
  5. oscillation
  6. falter
  7. vacillation
  8. flicker
  9. faltering
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Give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. quaver
To move unsteadily back and forth:
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. swing

Waver Sentence Examples

  • Taran's intensity did not waver as he held her gaze.

  • Stand fast in the Lord, do n't waver, don't fall.

  • But his loyalty did not waver; he rejected the proposal and returned to Constantinople in 540.

  • But the loyalty of the native troops began to waver 14 as the weeks dragged by and no sign of relief appeared.

  • Realizing that his cause was not advanced by persuasive eloquence, he adopted a threatening attitude which caused men of sober judgment to waver in their allegiance.

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