Synonyms for vacillating
ˈvæs əˌleɪ tɪŋvac·il·lat·ing

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1. vacillant, vacillating, waveringadjective

   uncertain in purpose or action

   Synonyms:
   wavering, vacillant

   Antonyms:
   resolute

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1. vacillatingadjective

   Synonyms:
   irresolute, changeable, wavering, undecided, inconstant

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How to use vacillating in a sentence?

1. Lawrence Korb:

   What they are going to say is that Obama was weak and vacillating and inconsistent dealing with problems.

2. Jeb Bush:

   I lived overseas in the Carter era when we saw firsthand what it was like to see the United States, this incredible country, lose respect of countries because of a weak and vacillating foreign policy.

3. Goethe:

   There is nothing more pitiable in the world than an irresolute man vacillating between two feelings, who would willingly unite the two, and who does not perceive that nothing can unite them.