What are some alternative words for oscillate?
Synonyms for oscillate
ˈɒs əˌleɪt
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Princeton's WordNet
hover, vibrate, vacillate, oscillate(verb)
be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
"He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement"
Synonyms:
waver, loom, levitate, fluctuate, bulk large, linger, resonate, brood, hover, thrill, vibrate, tickle, vacillateoscillate, vibrate(verb)
move or swing from side to side regularly
"the needle on the meter was oscillating"
Synonyms:
vibrate, vacillate, thrill, tickle, resonate, hover
English Synonyms and Antonyms
oscillate
To fluctuate (Latin fluctus, a wave) is to move like a wave with alternate rise and fall. A pendulum oscillates; waves fluctuate or undulate; a light or a flame wavers; a frightened steed swerves from his course; a tool or weapon swerves from the mark or line; the temperature varies; the wind veers when it suddenly changes its direction. That which veers may steadily hold the new direction; that which oscillates, fluctuates, undulates, or wavers returns upon its way. As regards mental states, he who hesitates sticks (Latin hærere) on the verge of decision; he who wavers does not stick to a decision; he who vacillates decides now one way, and now another; one vacillates between contrasted decisions or actions; he may waver between decision and indecision, or between action and inaction. Persons hesitate, vacillate, waver; feelings fluctuate or vary. Compare SHAKE.
Synonyms:
fluctuate, hesitate, swerve, undulate, vacillate, vary, veer, waverAntonyms:
abide, adhere, hold fast, persist, stand fast, stay, stick
Dictionary of English Synonymes
oscillate(v. n.)
Synonyms:
swing, vibrate, move to and fro, move backward and forward
Words popularity by usage frequency
rank | word | |
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#3558 | vary | |
#12724 | hesitate | |
#14709 | thrill | |
#20365 | hover | |
#22160 | tickle | |
#22176 | loom | |
#25681 | brood | |
#32577 | linger | |
#35564 | fluctuate | |
#40610 | veer | |
#42845 | resonate | |
#44745 | vibrate | |
#60871 | swerve | |
#64040 | waver | |
#76976 | oscillate | |
#105549 | levitate | |
#204476 | undulate | |
#241885 | vacillate |
How to use oscillate in a sentence?
So it's prepped for a fall, we think it'll oscillate around 60 cents for the next couple of months.
Of course Ethiopia is growing fast, but [ a ] sustainable economy should be supported by technology. It should be supported by science... [ otherwise ] the economy will fluctuate ; it will oscillate and then the development can not be sustained.
Translations for oscillate
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- oscil·larCatalan, Valencian
- kmitat, oscilovatCzech
- zittern, pendeln, schwingen, vibrieren, oszilieren, changierenGerman
- oscilarSpanish
- võnkliikumaEstonian
- oscillerFrench
- oscillareItalian
- 振動Japanese
- kōpiupiuMāori
- oscylowaćPolish
- oscilarPortuguese
- oscilaRomanian
- осциллировать, качаться, колебатьсяRussian
- அலைதல்Tamil
- осцилюватиUkrainian
- 摆动Chinese
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