Synonyms & related words for vacillating

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of vacillating — including wavering, vacillatory, irresolute, indecisive, wavery, fluctuating. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to vacillating

Explore words related to vacillating — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include vacillant, vacillatingly, waveringly, vacillates, vacillator, vacillated, irresolutely, vacillation. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for vacillating

Common synonyms for vacillating include wavering, vacillatory, irresolute, indecisive, wavery, fluctuating, unsteady, uncertain — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does vacillating come from?

The word vacillating breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root vacill-, from Latin vacillo (“sway, waver”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.