What is another word for vacillate ?

To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another

be unable to make up your mind

keep changing your mind

second-guessing yourself

have misgivings about

have scruples about

think twice about

faff around

have reservations about

go from one extreme to the other

hang about

hang around

mess around

be on the horns of a dilemma

baulk^UK

balk^US

think something unlikely

be dubious

harbour reservations about

harbour suspicions about

have hesitations about

have suspicions about

fluctuate on

express suspicions about

have doubts about

feel uneasy about

express reservations about

entertain doubts about

drag one's heels over

drag one's feet over

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“When you're under too much emotional stress, you vacillate and procrastinate, especially when it has something to do with money.”

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be reluctant to come forward

To hesitate on a course of action or decision

balk^US

baulk^UK

stay in the background

shrink back

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“I tend to vacillate before deciding on a course of action, and once that course is chosen, the logic that lies beneath it is often convoluted.”

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swing backwards and forwards

To sway unsteadily from one side to the other

swing from side to side

move backwards and forwards

move from side to side

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“The boy, half sleeping, permitted his torch to vacillate from side to side.”

Verb

To avoid providing a clear answer or statement

play it close to the vest

play your cards close to your chest

give a false colour to

balk^US

baulk^UK

dance around an issue

skirt round

worm one's way out of

not give a straight answer to

cop out of

beat around bush

beat about the bush about

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go from one extreme to the other

To change or vary irregularly in number or amount

move backward and forward

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To move or act at a slow speed

let the grass grow under one's feet

put off doing something

goof off

play a waiting game

use delaying tactics

kick the can down the road

take one's own sweet time

appear to pass slowly

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harbour reservations about

To range or occur within a continuous spectrum

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To have doubts or suspicions about

have reservations about

be suspicious of

have doubts about

have misgivings about

feel uneasy about

be chary of

harbour suspicions about

have no confidence in

have no faith in

cast doubt on

have suspicions about

call into question

be unsure about

be unsure of

regard with suspicion

feel apprehensive about

have a funny feeling about

discount

look askance at

take with a grain of salt

take with a pinch of salt

entertain doubts about

have hesitations about

cast aspersions on

raise objections to

express reservations about

throw doubt on

express suspicions about

criticize^US

criticise^UK

blow out of the water

drive a coach and horses through

throw down the gauntlet

put up a fight against

set your face against

stand up and be counted against

pick an argument with

prove to be wrong

hammer away at

argue the pros and cons of

show to be wrong

bandy words concerning

have an argument about

inquire^US

enquire^UK

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To make a change from one state, form or position to another

mold^US

mould^UK

reorganize^US

reorganise^UK

remould^UK

customize^US

remold^US

customise^UK

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