vacillate

(văs'ə-lāt')
intr.v., -lat·ed, -lat·ing, -lates.

1. To sway from one side to the other; oscillate.
2. To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another. See synonyms at hesitate.

[Latin vacillāre, vacillāt-, to waver.]

vacillatingly vac'il·lat'ing·ly adv.
vacillation vac'il·la'tion n.
vacillator vac'il·la'tor n.

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verb

1. To move back and forth or from side to side, as if about to fall: sway, teeter, totter, waver, weave, wobble. See repetition.
2. To be irresolute in acting or doing: dither, falter, halt², hesitate, pause, shilly-shally, stagger, waver, wobble. See decide/hesitate.
3. To change one's attitudes or policies, for example: swing, waver. See change/persist, decide/hesitate.

v

Definition: go back and forth
Antonyms: remain, stay

IN BRIEF: To waver in one's opinions.

I try hard not to vacillate in my dedication to honesty so others will always trust me.

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For a list of words related to vacillate, see:

• Strategy and Tactics - vacillate: (vb) alter one’s opinion or position frequently; hesitate in one’s decisions
• Judgments and Critiques - vacillate: (vb) hesitate or waver in opinions

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - tøve, omskifte, forandre

Nederlands (Dutch)
weifelen, wankelen, schommelen

Français (French)
v. intr. - hésiter

Deutsch (German)
v. - schwanken

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - κυμαίνομαι, αμφιρρέπω, (αμφι)ταλαντεύομαι

Italiano (Italian)
vacillare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - vacilar, cambalear, flutuar

Русский (Russian)
шататься, проявлять неуверенность в чем-либо

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - vacilar, fluctuar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - vackla, tveka, svänga, kasta, kastas

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
游移不定, 犹豫, 踌躇

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 遊移不定, 猶豫, 躊躇

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 갈팡질팡하다, 동요하다, 주저하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 揺らぐ, 気迷いする, ためらう

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) تردد, تارجح, تذبذب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮התנודד, ניטלטל, היסס, פקפק, פסח על שני הסעיפים‬

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