WOBBLE Synonyms: 104 Similar and Opposite Words

wobble 1 of 2

verb

ˈwä-bəl

variants also wabble

Definition of wobble

as in to shake

to make a series of small irregular or violent movements the patient's hand wobbles so much that he can scarcely hold a glass of water

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as in to sway

to make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions the table wobbled whenever I leaned on it

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as in to hesitate

to show uncertainty about the right course of action we cannot afford to have the governor wobble at this critical time

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as in to falter

to swing unsteadily back and forth or from side to side the drunk stood up, wobbled for a moment, and fell forward

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wobble

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noun

variants also wabble

as in tremor

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Recent Examples of wobble

Verb

Landfall is currently expected somewhere near the Alabama-Florida border Friday night or early Saturday morning, but that location will likely wobble over the next day or so. — Kate S. Petersen, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026 Keep your bat on your shoulder and be ready to swing if Apple shares wobble ahead of this month’s foldable iPhone release, Jim Cramer said Thursday. — Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2026

Noun

Any kind of intel that could cause an investor to speculate about future sales, even a tiny blip or wobble noted by someone on a company’s management team, may set off some stock selling. — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 14 Aug. 2026 Evie hasn’t left the house in six months after a ‘wobble’, and tonight, things are different. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for wobble

Recent Examples of Synonyms for wobble

Verb

Sitake winds up practice with a prayer and insists that the defense and offense shake hands after going at one another all day.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
Mothers who beat, shook, shot, drowned, strangled, and stabbed their babies.

— Anja Aronowsky Cronberg, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of shake

Verb

The most sensual scene in the movie is actually a dance number at a public gathering where the two characters slowly sway and caress each other, much to the horror and confusion of the other townsfolk.

— Whitney Friedlander, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
This phenomenon has similarly been demonstrated in prediction markets, which have been shown to sway voters almost as much as polls.

— Connor Greene, Time, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of sway

Verb

With more than seven million people packed into over 9,000 high-rises, efficiency is key here, and people will judge you for holding up lines, hesitating with your Octopus card, or lingering over your dim sum table while others are waiting.

— Lee Cobaj, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2026
So as facts and circumstances change, taxpayers should not hesitate to notify the IRS to avoid defaults and payment failures.

— Charles T. Almond III, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of hesitate

Verb

The Giants hope the more mobile McCarthy can spark a struggling running game that has faltered with Winston at quarterback.

— Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Analysts noted that the brand was bucking trends among Chinese consumers, where most luxury brands have been faltering this quarter.

— Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of falter

Noun

One of his sisters, María Yailén, 15, survived the tremors, but the other, Mariangel, 12, did not.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
That said, along with its use by astronauts, the technology is also aimed at people such as those with Parkinson’s disease, whose hand tremors currently make traditional eyedrop application nearly impossible.

— Ben Coxworth October 23, New Atlas, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of tremor

Verb

The insurrection drew immediate and obvious parallels to the United States, which, during much of the past decade, has lurched alongside Brazil through a strange hall of mirrors.

— Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026
Hop on the #6 double-decker from Central to Stanley beach, which lurches around Hong Kong Island's mountainous southern South China Sea coast (sit upstairs on the right-hand side).

— Lee Cobaj, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of lurch

Verb

But now, the occupation seems to tremble before Palestinian children holding paper and string.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
Those afflicted would tremble and jerk around, lose the ability to stand or swallow, and, after many months of slow suffering, die.

— David Remnick, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of tremble

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