WAVERS Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

present tense third-person singular of waver

as in hesitates

to show uncertainty about the right course of action he's still wavering about whether to take the job

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as in falters

to swing unsteadily back and forth or from side to side the steel tower wavered for a moment before falling over

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wavers

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noun

plural of waver

as in rocks

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Recent Examples of wavers

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The Monitor's View As Americans’ trust in elections wavers, local officials and volunteers are strengthening safeguards – and making sure more voters know about it. — The Monitor's Editorial Board, Christian Science Monitor, 25 Sep. 2026 If the laser beam wavers even slightly, defects ruin the crystalline structure. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026 There, Mary presses the child’s face deep into her own with a pressure that wavers between grief and affection. — Carmen Rosenberg-Miller, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026 Gargash said Gulf Arab states cannot continue to be targeted as Iran wavers between escalation and restraint. — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 8 July 2026 Their courage quickly wavers in the face of the location’s eerie atmosphere and the deafening sound of cicadas. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 2 July 2026 Confidence wavers when the sun confronts Neptune. — Usa Today, USA Today, 25 June 2026 When attention wavers, Air-Guardian steps in. — Tanya Eves, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026 Starmer’s ban also comes in as his Labour government wavers, with a number set to challenge him for the leadership. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 15 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for wavers

Verb

Deanna hesitates, still wounded by the estrangement, but opens the house again.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026
Much of the film plays out in close-up as Alex watches, plays, thinks, hesitates.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of hesitates

Verb

The Clemson junior from Rienzi, Mississippi is chasing a football career, but if that falters might chose to follow his parents into the military.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
Lucy’s constant sense of invention sometimes falters under the album’s new, megawatt spotlight, lacking the enticing mystery that gives their best music its power.

— H.D. Angel, Pitchfork, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of falters

Noun

For over a week, protesters have hurled rocks, flares, firebombs and fireworks at police who have used batons and tear gas in clashes in the city center.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Near the march’s end point at Porte de Vincennes, some demonstrators threw bottles and rocks at police, who then charged at the crowd, fired tear gas and used water cannons.

— Richard Engel, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of rocks

Verb

If the fan wobbles noticeably at the ceiling or the mounting assembly moves, turn it off and have an electrician or qualified ceiling fan technician inspect it.

— Tricia Goss, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2026
Those impacts could also extend as far south as the New Jersey coast if the storm wobbles farther west.

— Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of wobbles

Noun

Walker hit his seventh homer with two swings remaining and his eighth on the next swing to earn bonus swings.

— Dan Gelston, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
The swings have a black metal frame, black metal swing arms, a fabric canopy and a padded brown seat cushion, the report states.

— Greta Cross, USA Today, 18 May 2026

Definition of swings

Noun

That haziness gets more distorted on the title track, which hits its apex with siren-like oscillations.

— Cassidy Sollazzo, Pitchfork, 14 Oct. 2026
However, the experiments demonstrated coordinated oscillations, not a robot capable of performing multiple practical tasks.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of oscillations

Noun

The Ukrainian capital endured a noisy night as 21 ballistic missiles came in three waves, Zelenskyy said, smashing apartment buildings, energy facilities, a railway station and the Kyiv subway system, shopping malls and businesses.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
There was a very rigorous, full-on casting situation, and there were waves of auditions.

— Alex Ritman, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026

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