Synonyms for Vacillate:

• n.

  •
  • move on,
  • renounce,
  • see reason/sense,
  • change your mind,
  • backpedal,
  • capitulate,
  • revise,
  • move with the times.
  •
  • pause.
  •
  • repetition.
  •
  • decide,
  • dither.
  •
  • swing.

• v.

  •alternate (verb)
  • ex-changing,
  • re-lieve,
  • following in turn,
  • follows in turn,
  • yo-yoed,
  • came go,
  • inter changing,
  • following turn,
  • inter-changing,
  • acted reciprocally,
  • come go,
  • inter-changes,
  • follow turn,
  • ex-change,
  • inter-changed,
  • coming go,
  • followed turn,
  • coming and go,
  • acting reciprocally,
  • filled for,
  • inter change,
  • ex change,
  • filling for,
  • yo-yoing,
  • fill for,
  • came and go,
  • inter changes,
  • re lieve,
  • fills in for,
  • yo yoing,
  • ex changes,
  • yo yos,
  • inter changed,
  • followed in turn,
  • yoyos,
  • filled in for,
  • ex changing,
  • yo yo,
  • acts reciprocally,
  • yoyoed,
  • ex changed,
  • yoyoing,
  • ex-changes,
  • comes go,
  • ex-changed,
  • follows turn,
  • fills for,
  • filling in for,
  • comes and go,
  • yo yoed.
  •blow hot and cold (verb)
  • being the fence,
  • was fence,
  • were on fence,
  • are on the fence,
  • blow hot cold,
  • was on fence,
  • is on the fence,
  • wast on the fence,
  • art the fence,
  • would will not,
  • were fence,
  • chopped change,
  • wobbling about,
  • is on fence,
  • were the fence,
  • willed and will not,
  • wert on fence,
  • am on the fence,
  • will will not,
  • wert fence,
  • were on the fence,
  • chop change,
  • am the fence,
  • being on the fence,
  • are fence,
  • willing and will not,
  • wast on fence,
  • wouldst will not,
  • wert on the fence,
  • was the fence,
  • wert the fence,
  • chops change,
  • be fence,
  • are the fence,
  • is fence,
  • wilt will not,
  • being on fence,
  • chopping and change,
  • be the fence,
  • are on fence,
  • willing will not,
  • wast the fence,
  • is the fence,
  • would and will not,
  • wast fence,
  • chops and change,
  • wilt and will not,
  • chopping change,
  • wouldst and will not,
  • wobbled about,
  • art fence,
  • chopped and change,
  • wobbles about,
  • willed will not,
  • am on fence,
  • being fence,
  • was on the fence,
  • be on fence.
  •change (verb)
  • diversify,
  • transform,
  • deviate,
  • reform,
  • vary,
  • convert,
  • mutate,
  • adapt,
  • transfigure,
  • transpose,
  • set,
  • transit,
  • fluctuate,
  • modify,
  • alter,
  • modulate,
  • adjust.
  •demur (verb)
  • dis-approves,
  • hem haw,
  • re fuses,
  • re fused,
  • takes exception,
  • dis approving,
  • dis-approved,
  • wait see,
  • dis-approve,
  • took exception,
  • re-fused,
  • re fuse,
  • dis approves,
  • pro-tested,
  • dis approved,
  • dis-approving,
  • pro-testing,
  • re-fuses,
  • re fusing,
  • pro testing,
  • dis approve,
  • pro tested,
  • re-fuse.
  •dilly-dally (verb)
  • de lays,
  • de lay,
  • de-lay,
  • dilly dally,
  • moves slowly,
  • de-lays,
  • moved slowly,
  • de laying,
  • de-laying.
  •doubt (verb)
  • distrust,
  • wonder,
  • suspect,
  • question,
  • disbelieve.
  •falter (verb)
  • speaking haltingly,
  • are undecided,
  • wast undecided,
  • being undecided,
  • was undecided,
  • dropt ball,
  • drops ball,
  • speaks haltingly,
  • am undecided,
  • top-pled,
  • trips up,
  • stubbed toe,
  • tripping up,
  • drops the ball,
  • stubbing toe,
  • dropped ball,
  • wert undecided,
  • were undecided,
  • spoke haltingly,
  • spake haltingly,
  • dropping ball,
  • drop ball,
  • is undecided,
  • dropt the ball,
  • stubs toe,
  • whiffles,
  • art undecided,
  • top pled.
  •go back and forth (verb)
  • hover,
  • straddle,
  • fence-straddle,
  • be irresolute,
  • hedge,
  • hem and haw,
  • sway,
  • be indecisive.
  •halt (verb)
  • was defective,
  • wigglewaggled,
  • is defective,
  • art defective,
  • wiggle waggling,
  • wiggle waggle,
  • wiggle-waggles,
  • are defective,
  • wigglewaggles,
  • wiggle-waggled,
  • were defective,
  • wiggle-waggling,
  • wert defective,
  • am defective,
  • wiggle waggled,
  • wigglewaggling,
  • wiggle waggles,
  • wast defective,
  • being defective,
  • wigglewaggle.
  •hesitate (verb)
  • de bates,
  • thinks twice,
  • sat on fence,
  • sate on fence,
  • wast irresolute,
  • are reluctant,
  • sits fence,
  • sate fence,
  • sitting fence,
  • am irresolute,
  • are unwilling,
  • sits on fence,
  • is reluctant,
  • wert irresolute,
  • wert unwilling,
  • being irresolute,
  • sat fence,
  • art unwilling,
  • am reluctant,
  • de-bate,
  • shies away,
  • being reluctant,
  • de-bates,
  • wast reluctant,
  • de bating,
  • are irresolute,
  • sit fence,
  • sitting on fence,
  • is irresolute,
  • was reluctant,
  • being unwilling,
  • was unwilling,
  • shying away,
  • is unwilling,
  • were reluctant,
  • de-bated,
  • de bate,
  • thought twice,
  • am unwilling,
  • wast unwilling,
  • were unwilling,
  • were irresolute,
  • wert reluctant,
  • art reluctant,
  • de bated,
  • shied away,
  • holds off,
  • de-bating,
  • art irresolute,
  • was irresolute.
  •lick (verb)
  • runs over.
  •linger (verb)
  • re mained,
  • art dilatory,
  • took time,
  • re maining,
  • re main,
  • wert long,
  • are long,
  • sticking around,
  • taking time,
  • was long,
  • take ones time,
  • are dilatory,
  • takes one's time,
  • waiting around,
  • waited around,
  • art long,
  • wert dilatory,
  • taking ones time,
  • re-mains,
  • was dilatory,
  • sticks around,
  • sits around,
  • am tardy,
  • am dilatory,
  • were tardy,
  • re-main,
  • took one time,
  • being dilatory,
  • are tardy,
  • was tardy,
  • sate around,
  • taking one time,
  • is dilatory,
  • art tardy,
  • were long,
  • waits around,
  • were dilatory,
  • wert tardy,
  • am long,
  • is tardy,
  • took ones time,
  • is long,
  • wast tardy,
  • being long,
  • re mains,
  • sat around,
  • wast long,
  • take one time,
  • sitting around,
  • being tardy,
  • stuck around,
  • takes one time,
  • sticked around,
  • took one's time,
  • takes time,
  • takes ones time,
  • wast dilatory.
  •misdoubt (verb)
  • mis-doubted,
  • having one doubts,
  • haddest one doubts,
  • having ones doubts,
  • hadst doubts,
  • have ones doubts,
  • hath ones doubts,
  • mis doubting,
  • mis-doubting,
  • hadst ones doubts,
  • has doubts,
  • hath one's doubts,
  • mis-doubt,
  • hast one doubts,
  • hadst one doubts,
  • has one's doubts,
  • mis doubt,
  • hast ones doubts,
  • hast doubts,
  • having doubts,
  • hast one's doubts,
  • haddest ones doubts,
  • mis doubts,
  • hath doubts,
  • had doubts,
  • has ones doubts,
  • hadst one's doubts,
  • mis doubted,
  • having one's doubts,
  • had one's doubts,
  • haddest one's doubts,
  • has one doubts,
  • haddest doubts,
  • had ones doubts,
  • mis-doubts,
  • hath one doubts,
  • have one doubts,
  • had one doubts.
  •oscillate (verb)
  • tick,
  • vibrate,
  • librate,
  • throb,
  • pulse,
  • pulsate,
  • undulate,
  • tremble,
  • wag,
  • radiate.
  •procrastinate (verb)
  • dawdle,
  • stall,
  • procrastinate,
  • filibuster,
  • dally.
  •reciprocate (verb)
  • paying dues,
  • pays one dues,
  • payed ones dues,
  • feels return,
  • re-pay,
  • felt in return,
  • is equivalent,
  • re paid,
  • re-turned,
  • re plied,
  • re turning,
  • pays dues,
  • scratching back,
  • makes for,
  • feeling return,
  • felt return,
  • wast equivalent,
  • return compliment,
  • re-tort,
  • re-quite,
  • pays one's dues,
  • scratching ones back,
  • returning compliment,
  • paying one's dues,
  • re tort,
  • paying ones dues,
  • re pay,
  • re-turns,
  • feel return,
  • re torts,
  • titting for tat,
  • returned the compliment,
  • returning the compliment,
  • re-pays,
  • pays ones dues,
  • re-turning,
  • am equivalent,
  • payed one's dues,
  • returns compliment,
  • re-paid,
  • scratched ones back,
  • are equivalent,
  • scratch ones back,
  • scratching one back,
  • payed one dues,
  • scratch back,
  • serving out,
  • re paying,
  • returns the compliment,
  • scratched one back,
  • feeling in return,
  • pay ones dues,
  • re-paying,
  • Re-turn,
  • paying one dues,
  • scratches back,
  • pay one dues,
  • scratches one back,
  • payed dues,
  • re quite,
  • re turn,
  • scratched back,
  • scratching one's back,
  • tits for tat,
  • wert equivalent,
  • was equivalent,
  • scratch one back,
  • re plying,
  • being equivalent,
  • returned compliment,
  • paid dues,
  • paid ones dues,
  • re pays,
  • re turns,
  • serves out,
  • re-plying,
  • makes up for,
  • were equivalent,
  • feels in return,
  • titted for tat,
  • paid one dues,
  • re-plied,
  • re-torts,
  • scratches one's back,
  • scratches ones back,
  • scratched one's back.
  •scruple (verb)
  • being loath,
  • were loath,
  • wert loath,
  • am loath,
  • thinking twice about,
  • are loath,
  • was loath,
  • thought twice about,
  • wast loath,
  • thinks twice about,
  • art loath,
  • is loath.
  •shift (verb)
  • dis-place,
  • re-calibrating,
  • re calibrate,
  • re-locates,
  • changing gears,
  • re-arranged,
  • dis placing,
  • re positions,
  • dis-located,
  • re-locating,
  • turns corner,
  • dialed back,
  • flip flopped,
  • re arranged,
  • moves over,
  • dials back,
  • turn corner,
  • re locates,
  • moved over,
  • turning tables,
  • switching over,
  • re-positions,
  • re-locate,
  • turned the corner,
  • re calibrating,
  • dis-places,
  • re-move,
  • turn tables,
  • flip-flopped,
  • re-moves,
  • turning corner,
  • re-positioned,
  • turns the tables,
  • swaps places,
  • re-arranges,
  • dis located,
  • swapping places,
  • re calibrated,
  • re-arranging,
  • re-position,
  • dis-locating,
  • dis-placing,
  • switches over,
  • re locate,
  • re moved,
  • switched over,
  • re moving,
  • re locating,
  • turns the corner,
  • dis-placed,
  • re-calibrate,
  • dialled back,
  • about faced,
  • re-located,
  • turning the corner,
  • dis place,
  • re-arrange,
  • dis-locates,
  • bottoms out,
  • dis locates,
  • dialling back,
  • about face,
  • co oking,
  • re positioning,
  • swapped places,
  • dis locating,
  • about facing,
  • dis places,
  • flipflopped,
  • re-calibrated,
  • flip flopping,
  • moves around,
  • flipflopping,
  • re arranging,
  • re located,
  • re-positioning,
  • moving around,
  • dis placed,
  • re positioned,
  • re-calibrates,
  • co-oking,
  • turns around,
  • turns tables,
  • re-moving,
  • dis locate,
  • re calibrates,
  • turned corner,
  • moving over,
  • dis-locate,
  • changed gears,
  • re arrange,
  • bottomed out,
  • re arranges,
  • co-oked,
  • re position,
  • re move,
  • changes gears,
  • recalibrates,
  • turned tables,
  • dialing back,
  • co oked.
  •shilly-shally (verb)
  • shilly shally.
  •stagger (verb)
  • over-lap,
  • titubates,
  • over-laps,
  • over-lapped,
  • over-lapping,
  • over lapped,
  • over lapping,
  • over lap,
  • titubating,
  • titubated,
  • over laps.
  •waffle (verb)
  • changed one's mind,
  • changes mind,
  • change ones mind,
  • change one mind,
  • changing mind,
  • changed ones mind,
  • changed mind,
  • changing one mind,
  • changing ones mind,
  • changing one's mind,
  • changed one mind,
  • changes ones mind,
  • changes one mind,
  • changes one's mind.
  •wave (verb)
  • moved to fro,
  • move and fro,
  • moves fro,
  • moved to and fro,
  • moving to fro,
  • moving to and fro,
  • move to fro,
  • moves to fro,
  • moved fro,
  • moving fro,
  • move fro,
  • moved and fro,
  • moving and fro,
  • wigwags,
  • moves and fro,
  • moves to and fro.
  •waver (verb)
  • de liberated,
  • de-liberate,
  • pussyfoots around,
  • de-liberates,
  • were unable decide,
  • wast unable to decide,
  • wert unable to decide,
  • am unable to decide,
  • was unable to decide,
  • ran hot and cold,
  • being unable to decide,
  • runs hot and cold,
  • are unable to decide,
  • de liberates,
  • wert unable decide,
  • pussyfooted around,
  • is unable to decide,
  • are unable decide,
  • wast unable decide,
  • ran hot cold,
  • am unable decide,
  • art unable decide,
  • running hot cold,
  • was unable decide,
  • de liberate,
  • de-liberated,
  • runs hot cold,
  • being unable decide,
  • de liberating,
  • run hot cold,
  • is unable decide,
  • art unable to decide,
  • be unable decide,
  • de-liberating,
  • were unable to decide,
  • pussyfooting around.

• Other synonyms:

  •change
  • re-formed,
  • tampered with,
  • remakes,
  • tampering with,
  • restyled,
  • make over,
  • warp,
  • metamorphose,
  • tamper with,
  • Evolved,
  • restyle,
  • remake,
  • tampers with,
  • made over,
  • remaking,
  • make innovations,
  • Revolutionizing,
  • Metamorphosed,
  • Re-form,
  • restyling,
  • transformed.
  •doubt
  • Skepticize,
  • Misdoubt,
  • read differently,
  • be uncertain,
  • be apprehensive of,
  • be curious,
  • Feared,
  • be dubious,
  • be undetermined,
  • Misgave,
  • call in question,
  • give no credence,
  • doubting,
  • smelling a rat,
  • take dim view of,
  • be puzzled,
  • be in a quandary,
  • not buy,
  • have qualms,
  • Misgiven,
  • harbor suspicion,
  • wonder at,
  • misgives,
  • misgive,
  • smell a rat,
  • Fearing.
  •hesitate
  • Hesitated,
  • pulled back,
  • think twice,
  • be reluctant,
  • thinking twice,
  • think about,
  • shy away,
  • hold off,
  • be unwilling,
  • sit on fence,
  • pulling back,
  • pulls back,
  • thought about,
  • thinking about,
  • stutter,
  • thinks about,
  • pull back.
  •lick
  • run over,
  • licking,
  • ran over,
  • running over.
  •oscillate
  • Waltzed,
  • teetertotter,
  • Librating,
  • fishtails,
  • pendulating,
  • Librated,
  • teeter-tottering,
  • fishtail,
  • fishtailed,
  • librates,
  • fishtailing,
  • be unsteady,
  • Waltzing,
  • teeter-tottered,
  • wiggle,
  • teeter-totters,
  • switching.
  •scruple
  • scruples,
  • think twice about.
  •Other relevant words:
  • halting,
  • quiver,
  • evade,
  • be doubtful,
  • weave,
  • doubtful,
  • flitter,
  • unstable,
  • changeable,
  • palter,
  • in two minds,
  • fickle,
  • fiddle-faddle,
  • dangle,
  • delay,
  • relinquish,
  • loom,
  • Vacillatory,
  • sidestep,
  • toss,
  • Haver,
  • resonate,
  • tarry,
  • prevaricate,
  • hang,
  • timid,
  • flop,
  • unsteady,
  • pitch,
  • shake,
  • levitate,
  • veer,
  • dillydallying,
  • quake,
  • flounder,
  • waggle,
  • tentative,
  • ebb and flow,
  • qualify,
  • quibble,
  • parry,
  • See-saw,
  • loiter,
  • stumble,
  • indecisive,
  • hang fire,
  • tickle,
  • curvet,
  • trim,
  • knit,
  • poke,
  • drag one's feet,
  • be obstructive,
  • volatile,
  • inconstant,
  • double-minded,
  • stick at,
  • unresolved,
  • fumble,
  • tergiversate,
  • drag,
  • wriggle,
  • turn,
  • insecure,
  • flap,
  • back and fill,
  • hesitating,
  • weak-kneed,
  • fence,
  • avoid,
  • Pendulate,
  • weak,
  • Demurring,
  • shift one's ground,
  • shilly-shallying,
  • flicker,
  • stop to consider,
  • nutate,
  • be loath,
  • caprice,
  • blow,
  • dickey,
  • uncertain,
  • toggle,
  • vacillating,
  • brood,
  • swag,
  • switch,
  • flutter,
  • wax and wane,
  • shuffle,
  • wavering,
  • swerve,
  • unsure,
  • hang back,
  • lag,
  • entwine,
  • mark time,
  • shuttle,
  • wamble,
  • waste time,
  • toddle,
  • careen,
  • shaky,
  • withdraw from,
  • irresolute,
  • mercurial,
  • stonewall,
  • pendulous,
  • be loth,
  • temporize,
  • zigzag,
  • cavil,
  • boggle,
  • eccentric,
  • wobbly,
  • faltering,
  • rootless,
  • dodge,
  • play for time,
  • swither,
  • balk,
  • retract,
  • equivocate,
  • erratic,
  • wait,
  • Dallying,
  • coggle,
  • dance,
  • give the run-around,
  • unsettled,
  • fend off,
  • hum and haw,
  • flit,
  • hesitant,
  • shrink from,
  • Fluctuant,
  • bulk large,
  • fluctuating,
  • abjure.

Antonyms for Vacillate:

• v.

  • go back and forth
    hold, stay, remain, persist, continue.
  • Other antonyms:
    hold fast, stick, abide, dive, advance, adhere, stand fast, plunge, stir, budge.