vacillate
verb [I] /ˈvæs.ɪ.leɪt/ disapprovingDefinition
› to be uncertain what to do, or to change often between two opinions: Her mood vacillated between hope and despair.Doubt and ambivalenceHesitating vacillation /ˌvæs.ɪˈleɪ.ʃən/ noun [C or U] Doubt and ambivalenceHesitating
(Definition of vacillate verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- ambivalent adjective
- askance adverb
- be in two minds idiom
- blow hot and cold idiom
- chary adjective
- have a foot in both camps idiom
- hum and haw idiom
- indecision noun
- indecisive adjective
- insecure adjective (NOT CONFIDENT)
- quandary noun
- rudderless adjective
- shades of grey idiom
- shilly-shally verb
- sit on the fence idiom
- unsure adjective
- wary adjective
- waver verb
- wishy-washy adjective
- wobble verb (NOT CERTAIN)
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