vacillation (Meaning)
vacillation (n)
indecision in speech or action
changing location by moving back and forth
vacillation (n.)
The act of vacillating; a moving one way and the other; a wavering.
Synonyms & Antonyms of vacillation
Synonyms:
- shilly-shallying
- misgiving
- indecisiveness
- debate
- incertitude
- waiting
- shilly-shally
- timidity
- arriere-pensee
- indetermination
- unwillingness
- second thought
- hawing
- consideration
- reluctance
- faintheartedness
- equivocation
- procrastination
- doubt
- indisposition
- avoidance
Antonyms:
No weak antonyms found.
vacillation Sentence Examples
- The politician's vacillation on the issue alienated both sides of the divide.
- The student's constant vacillation between studying and procrastinating hindered his progress.
- The jury's vacillation in reaching a verdict prolonged the trial indefinitely.
- The weather forecast's vacillation between rain and sunshine left everyone uncertain.
- The CEO's vacillation over the company's expansion plans caused a loss of investor confidence.
- The traveler's vacillation between two different routes delayed their arrival.
- The doctor's vacillation in diagnosing the patient's illness caused unnecessary anxiety.
- The couple's vacillation over whether to have children strained their relationship.
- The government's vacillation on environmental regulations hindered progress towards sustainability.
- The team's vacillation between attacking and defending resulted in a loss of momentum.
FAQs About the word vacillation
indecision in speech or action, changing location by moving back and forthThe act of vacillating; a moving one way and the other; a wavering.
hesitancy,hesitation, hesitance, pause, deliberation, wavering, uncertainty, fence-sitting,indecision, delay
confidence, certitude, resolution, certainty, certainty, determination, resolution, firmness,determination, certitude
The politician's vacillation on the issue alienated both sides of the divide.
The student's constant vacillation between studying and procrastinating hindered his progress.
The jury's vacillation in reaching a verdict prolonged the trial indefinitely.
The weather forecast's vacillation between rain and sunshine left everyone uncertain.
