Synonyms & related words for vacillation

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of vacillation — including hesitation, wavering, irresolution, indecision, indecisiveness, hesitancy. 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 vacillation

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

Synonyms for vacillation

Common synonyms for vacillation include hesitation, wavering, irresolution, indecision, indecisiveness, hesitancy, indetermination, incertitude — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does vacillation come from?

The word vacillation 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.