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Detailed Synonyms for vacillation in English

vacillation:

vacillation [the ~] noun

  1. the vacillation
    the doubt; the hesitation; the indecisiveness; the shilly-shallying; the vacillation; the indecision; the single combat
  2. the vacillation
    – changing location by moving back and forth 1
    the swing; the swinging; the vacillation
    – changing location by moving back and forth 1
  3. the vacillation
    – indecision in speech or action 1
    the hesitation; the wavering; the vacillation
    – indecision in speech or action 1

vacillation

  1. vacillation

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Related Definitions for "vacillation":

  1. changing location by moving back and forth1
  2. indecision in speech or action1

vacillate:

to vacillate verb (vacillates, vacillated, vacillating)

  1. to vacillate
    to hesitate; be indecised; to procrastinate; to question; to waver; to tarry; to vacillate; to put off
    • hesitate verb (hesitates, hesitated, hesitating)
    • procrastinate verb (procrastinates, procrastinated, procrastinating)
    • question verb (questions, questioned, questioning)
    • waver verb (wavers, wavered, wavering)
    • tarry verb (tarries, tarried, tarrying)
    • vacillate verb (vacillates, vacillated, vacillating)
    • put off verb (puts off, put off, putting off)
  2. to vacillate
    – move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern 1
    to waver; to fluctuate; to vacillate
    – move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern 1
    • waver verb (wavers, wavered, wavering)
    • fluctuate verb (fluctuates, fluctuated, fluctuating)
    • vacillate verb (vacillates, vacillated, vacillating)
      • the line on the monitor vacillated1
  3. to vacillate
    – be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action 1
    to hover; to oscillate; to vacillate; to vibrate
    – be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action 1
    • hover verb (hovers, hovered, hovering)
    • oscillate verb (oscillates, oscillated, oscillating)
      • He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement1
    • vacillate verb (vacillates, vacillated, vacillating)
    • vibrate verb (vibrates, vibrated, vibrating)

Conjugations for vacillate:

present
  1. vacillate
  2. vacillate
  3. vacillates
  4. vacillate
  5. vacillate
  6. vacillate
simple past
  1. vacillated
  2. vacillated
  3. vacillated
  4. vacillated
  5. vacillated
  6. vacillated
present perfect
  1. have vacillated
  2. have vacillated
  3. has vacillated
  4. have vacillated
  5. have vacillated
  6. have vacillated
past continuous
  1. was vacillating
  2. were vacillating
  3. was vacillating
  4. were vacillating
  5. were vacillating
  6. were vacillating
future
  1. shall vacillate
  2. will vacillate
  3. will vacillate
  4. shall vacillate
  5. will vacillate
  6. will vacillate
continuous present
  1. am vacillating
  2. are vacillating
  3. is vacillating
  4. are vacillating
  5. are vacillating
  6. are vacillating
subjunctive
  1. be vacillated
  2. be vacillated
  3. be vacillated
  4. be vacillated
  5. be vacillated
  6. be vacillated
diverse
  1. vacillate!
  2. let's vacillate!
  3. vacillated
  4. vacillating
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

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Related Definitions for "vacillate":

  1. move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern1
    • the line on the monitor vacillated1
  2. be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action1