vacillating

vacillating Definition

vac·il·lat·ing (-lāt′iŋ)

adjective

wavering or tending to waver in motion, opinion, etc.

vacillating Related Forms

vac′·il·lat′·ingly adverb

vacillating Synonyms

modif.

changeable, uncertain, unreliable, fickle, inconstant, unstable, mutable, fitful, irresolute, unsettled, unsteady, capricious, shifting, volatile.

Antonyms constant*, steady, unchanging.

vacillating Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

leader: A revolutionary party facing vacillating centrist leaders must demonstrate clarity and steadfastness; one has to be firm to steady the unsteady.
element: What arguments did the vacillating elements advance against us?
character: A vacillating character easily influenced by people of stronger personality than himself, Arran nevertheless had a great talent for self-preservation.
policy: But the SAP is being driven to disintegration by the vacillating, indecisive policies of Seydewitz, and of Walcher as well.

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