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vacillate

verbHigh-frequency wordMore V words

to waver indecisively between options or opinions

Word origin: From Latin vacillare, to sway or totter.

In a sentence

Vacillate in a sentence

Here are example sentences showing vacillate in a sentence.

She vacillated for weeks before finally accepting the job offer.

The board vacillated for months, endorsing the merger one week and reconsidering it the next.

Antonyms
resolvedecide
Usage & nuance

Using “vacillate” well

To vacillate is to waver indecisively between options or opinions, suggesting an inability to commit. It is the opposite of resolving or deciding firmly.

Common questions

Questions about “vacillate

Vacillate (verb) means to waver indecisively between options or opinions
Here is vacillate used in an example sentence: "She vacillated for weeks before finally accepting the job offer." Another example: "The board vacillated for months, endorsing the merger one week and reconsidering it the next."
Common synonyms for vacillate include waver, fluctuate, dither, oscillate.
Antonyms of vacillate include resolve, decide.
Clusters with waver, fluctuate, dither, and oscillate in Sentence Equivalence. Its antonyms resolve and decide mark the contrasting choice.
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