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Wavering

of Waver

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Similar meaning 2

Irresolute 84% connected

Not resolute; not decided or determined; wavering; given to doubt or irresolution.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Irresolute 84% connected

Not resolute; not decided or determined; wavering; given to doubt or irresolution.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Broader term 4

Indecision 76% connected

Want of decision; want of settled purpose, or of firmness; indetermination; wavering of mind; irresolution; vacillation; hesitation.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Indecisiveness 76% connected

The state of being indecisive; unsettled state.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Irregularity 76% connected

The state or quality of being irregular; that which is irregular.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Irresolution 76% connected

Want of resolution; want of decision in purpose; a fluctuation of mind, as in doubt, or between hope and fear; irresoluteness; indecision; vacillatio…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Scintillation 76% connected

The act of scintillating.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Derivationally related 4

Waffle 74% connected

A thin cake baked and then rolled; a wafer.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Waffle 74% connected

A thin cake baked and then rolled; a wafer.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Waver 74% connected

To play or move to and fro; to move one way and the other; hence, to totter; to reel; to swing; to flutter.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Waver 74% connected

To play or move to and fro; to move one way and the other; hence, to totter; to reel; to swing; to flutter.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Fluctuation 92% connected

A motion like that of waves; a moving in this and that direction; as, the fluctuations of the sea.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Hesitation 92% connected

The act of hesitating; suspension of opinion or action; doubt; vacillation.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Vacillant 92% connected

Vacillating; wavering; fluctuating; irresolute.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Vacillating 92% connected

of Vacillate

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Vacillation 92% connected

The act of vacillating; a moving one way and the other; a wavering.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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