Meanings
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of vacillate
comparative more vacillating · superlative most vacillating
- Liable to vacillate.
Synonyms: vacillatory, indecisive, irresolute, wavering, wishy-washy · Antonyms: resolute, unwavering, steadfast, firm
plural vacillatings
- countableuncountableVacillation.
It was vacillatings, misgivings, and deliberate calculations of this kind that paved the way […]
1949, The Modern Quarterly, volume 5, page 52
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveLiable to vacillate.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectiveuncertain in purpose or action
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian нерешителен, колеблив
- нерешителен (nerešitelen)irresolute
- колеблив (kolebliv)irresolute
Finnish epäröivä
- epäröiväirresolute
Irish luaineach
- luaineachirresolute
Ukrainian нерішучий, хиткий
- нерішучий (nerišučyj)irresolute
- хиткий (xytkyj)irresolute
- той, що вагається (toj, ščo vahajetʹsja)irresolute
Cite this entry
vacillating. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vacillating
“vacillating.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vacillating. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vacillating,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vacillating.
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