wavering

Examples

• All

• "So he's okay?" I was sure of that, I said with no wavering.

  Fiction book (1999)

• Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful.

  Blog text (7)

• "Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful."

  Blog text (4)

• We expect them to explain their positions on the issues, to mobilize the faithful, and to persuade the wavering.

  Academic text (1997)

• In one dreadful moment of wavering, she wondered, did she dare wed a man she'd never even kissed?

  Fiction book (1999)

• Walking back from the grocery store one day, she wondered whether even the confused wavering of people and traffic might be orderly and straightforward if one knew how to see things.

  Fiction book (2002)

• After weeks of indecision, she finally admitted to her wavering about accepting the job offer.

• The project's success relied on the team's wavering commitment and determination to follow through.

Synonyms

U

uncertainty

vswavering

296 4.0

Not being sure about what will happen or what to do

is closer to emotional unsteadiness rather than only abstract doubt

H

hesitation

vswavering

110 2.8

A short pause before you speak or act because you feel unsure

describes an ongoing unsteady state rather than a single delaying pause

I

indecision

vswavering

19 3.4

Not able to make a choice quickly or with confidence

is broader, expressing unsteady or unsure state beyond decision speed

H

hesitancy

vswavering

7 4.2

A short pause before you act because you are not sure

focuses on being unsteady or unsure generally, not only reluctance to act

I

indecisiveness

vswavering

3 5.1

Not being able to decide quickly or confidently

is more about general unsteadiness or uncertainty than only slow decision making

H

hesitance

vswavering

3 5.3

A short pause before doing or saying something because you feel unsure

covers broader unsteadiness or lack of certainty beyond simple reluctance

V

vacillation

vswavering

2 8.5

Not being able to decide and changing your mind often

is more about a steady uncertain state rather than repeated switching

I

irresolution

vswavering

1 8.0

Not being able to decide or act

is wider, pointing to overall unsteadiness or unsure feeling rather than only indecision

T

tentativeness

vswavering

1 7.0

A feeling of being unsure and slow to decide

is more about being unsteady or unsure in general, not just lack of confidence

I

irresoluteness

vswavering

8.9

Not being able to make firm decisions

emphasizes general unsteadiness and uncertainty rather than just weak resolve

U

unsureness

vswavering

3.8

A feeling of doubt or low confidence

is broader, indicating an unsteady overall state beyond momentary doubt

I

incertitude

vswavering

• Formal

8.9

A feeling of not being sure or confident about something

is more about being unsteady or unsure in behaviour rather than simple doubt

D

dubiety

vswavering

• Formal

9.9

A feeling of doubt or uncertainty about something

applies more broadly to unsteady feelings and indecisive situations

Antonyms

C

certainty

• Literature

202 3.4

A strong feeling that something is true or will happen

S

steadiness

4 3.6

The state of being calm and not changing under pressure

How Uncertain

vacillation

2 8.5

indecision

19 3.4

wavering

3 5.5

doubt

∞ 1.6

hesitation

110 2.8

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology