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| Main Entry: | waver |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | shift back and forth; be indecisive |
| Synonyms: | blow hot and cold*, change, deliberate, dilly-dally*, dither, falter, flicker, fluctuate, halt, hedge, hem and haw*, hesitate, oscillate, palter, pause, quiver, reel, seesaw*, shake, stagger, sway, teeter, totter, tremble, trim, undulate, vacillate, vary, waffle, wave, weave, wobble, be irresolute, be unable to decide, pussyfoot around, run hot and cold, whiffle, yo-yo |
| Notes: | waver is a verb meaning to vacillate or be indecisive; a waiver is a relinquishment of a claim, privilege, or right |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | alternate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take turns, change back and forth |
| Synonyms: | alter, blow hot and cold*, change, exchange, fluctuate, follow, interchange, intersperse, oscillate, relieve, rotate, seesaw, shift, shilly-shally*, substitute, sway, vacillate, vary, waver, act reciprocally, come and go, fill in for, follow in turn, yo-yo |
| Antonyms: | continue |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | form or cause a curve |
| Synonyms: | arch, bow, buckle, careen, circle, contort, crimp, crinkle, crook, crouch, curl, deflect, deform, detour, double, droop, flex, genuflect, hook, incline, lean, loop, pervert, round, spiral, stoop, swerve, tilt, turn, twist, veer, verge, warp, waver, wilt, wind, yaw, zigzag, angle away, angle off, camber, incurvate |
| Antonyms: | straighten |
| Main Entry: | demur |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | disagree |
| Synonyms: | balk, cavil, challenge, combat, complain, deprecate, disapprove, dispute, doubt, fight, hem and haw*, hesitate, object, oppose, pause, protest, pussyfoot*, refuse, remonstrate, resist, scruple, shy, stick, strain, vacillate, wait and see*, waver, stickle, take exception |
| Antonyms: | accept, agree, consent, go along |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | doubt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | lack confidence in; question |
| Synonyms: | challenge, demur, disbelieve, discredit, dispute, distrust, fear, fluctuate, hesitate, imagine, impugn, insinuate, mistrust, query, scruple, shilly-shally*, surmise, suspect, vacillate, waver, be apprehensive of, be curious, be dubious, be in a quandary, be puzzled, be uncertain, be undetermined, call in question, give no credence, harbor suspicion, have qualms, misdoubt, misgive, not buy, read differently, skepticize, smell a rat, take dim view of, wonder at |
| Antonyms: | believe, rely, trust, be certain, not question |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | falter |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stumble, stutter |
| Synonyms: | break, flounder, fluctuate, fluff, halt, hem and haw*, hesitate, lurch, quaver, reel, rock, roll, scruple, shake, stagger, stammer, teeter, topple, totter, tremble, vacillate, waver, wobble, be undecided, bobble, drop the ball, speak haltingly, stub toe, trip up, whiffle |
| Antonyms: | continue, endure, maintain, persist, remain, stay |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | flare |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | erupt, blow |
| Synonyms: | blaze, break out, burn, burst, dart, dazzle, explode, flash, flicker, flutter, fume, glare, glow, go off, rant, seethe, shimmer, shoot, waver, boil over, burn up, fire up, lose control |
| Main Entry: | flicker |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | sparkle, flutter |
| Synonyms: | blare, blaze, blink, burn, dance, flare, flash, flit, fluctuate, glance, gleam, glimmer, glint, glitter, glow, hover, oscillate, quaver, quiver, scintillate, shimmer, swing, tremble, twinkle, vibrate, waver, flitter |
| Main Entry: | fluctuate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | vacillate, change |
| Synonyms: | alter, alternate, blow hot and cold*, flutter, hem and haw*, hesitate, oscillate, seesaw*, shift, swing, undulate, vary, veer, vibrate, wave, waver, be undecided, ebb and flow, go up and down, rise and fall, yo-yo |
| Antonyms: | hold, persist, remain, stay |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | halt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hesitate, stutter |
| Synonyms: | dither, falter, hobble, limp, pause, shilly-shally*, stagger, stammer, stumble, vacillate, waver, be defective, whiffle, wiggle-waggle |
| Antonyms: | continue, speak smoothly |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hesitate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | wait; be uncertain |
| Synonyms: | alternate, balance, balk, blow hot and cold*, dally, debate, defer, delay, demur, dillydally*, dither, doubt, equivocate, falter, flounder, fluctuate, fumble, hang*, hang back, hedge, hem and haw*, hold back, hover, linger, oscillate, pause, ponder, pussyfoot*, scruple, seesaw*, shift, shrink, stammer, stop, straddle, stumble, stutter, swerve, tergiversate, vacillate, waffle*, waver, weigh, be irresolute, be reluctant, be unwilling, hold off, pull back, shy away, sit on fence, think about, think twice |
| Antonyms: | attack, carry on, continue, go, go ahead, persevere, resolve |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hover |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hang, float over |
| Synonyms: | dance, drift, flicker, flit, flutter, fly, linger, poise, waver, be suspended, brood over, flitter, hang about, wait nearby |
| Antonyms: | lie, rest, settle |
| Main Entry: | jump |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | leap, spring |
| Synonyms: | bail out, barge, bob, bounce, bound, buck, canter, caper, clear, dive, drop, fall, gambol, hop, hurdle, hurtle, jerk, jiggle, jounce, lop, lunge, lurch, plummet, pop, quiver, rattle, ricochet, shake, skip, sky, surge, take, top, trip, vault, waver, wobble, curvet, lollop, parachute, saltate, somersault |
| Main Entry: | lick |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | play over with fire |
| Synonyms: | blaze, burn, dart, flick, flicker, fluctuate, flutter, ignite, kindle, leap, palpitate, quiver, ripple, shoot, touch, tremble, vacillate, vibrate, waver, run over |
| Main Entry: | oscillate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | change back and forth |
| Synonyms: | dangle, flicker, fluctuate, lurch, palpitate, pitch, pivot, reel, ripple, rock, roll, seesaw, stagger, sway, swing, switch, swivel, teeter, thrash, toss, totter, undulate, vacillate, vary, vibrate, waddle, wag, waggle, waltz, wave, waver, whirl, wiggle, wobble, be unsteady, fishtail, librate, pendulate, teeter-totter |
| Antonyms: | remain, stay |
| Main Entry: | pause |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | wait, delay |
| Synonyms: | break it up, call time, catch one's breath, cease, come to standstill, deliberate, desist, discontinue, drop, halt, hesitate, hold back, interrupt, put on hold, reflect, rest, shake, sideline, stop briefly, suspend, take a break, take a breather, take five, take ten, think twice, waver |
| Antonyms: | continue, persist, restart |
| Main Entry: | quake |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | shake, vibrate |
| Synonyms: | convulse, cower, fluctuate, jar, move, pulsate, quail, quiver, rock, shiver, shrink, shudder, throb, totter, tremble, tremor, twitter, waver, wobble, jitter |
| Antonyms: | be still |
| Main Entry: | recoil |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | shrink away |
| Synonyms: | backfire, balk, blanch, blink, carom, cringe, demur, dodge, draw back, duck, falter, flinch, hesitate, jerk, kick, quail, quake, react, rebound, reel, shake, shirk, shrink, shudder, spring, start, stick, swerve, tremble, waver, wince, withdraw, blench, pull back, resile, shy away, step back, stickle, turn away |
| Antonyms: | face, meet |
| Main Entry: | reel |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | wobble; spin around |
| Synonyms: | bob, careen, falter, lurch, pitch, revolve, rock, roll, shake, stagger, stumble, sway, swim, swing, swirl, teeter, totter, turn, twirl, waver, weave, wheel, whirl, feel giddy, go around, titubate |
| Main Entry: | scruple |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | balk, have misgivings |
| Synonyms: | boggle, demur, doubt, falter, fret, gag, hesitate, question, shy, stick, stumble, vacillate, waver, worry, be loath, be reluctant, be unwilling, have qualms, stickle, think twice about |
| Antonyms: | not care |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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