faltering

The word “faltering” has 3 syllables: fal-ter-ing

It's pronounced as /ˈfɔl.tər.ɪŋ/

What is synonym and antonym for faltering?

In the thesaurus, “faltering” has 464 synonyms and 155 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for faltering along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for faltering

aberrant
afraid
agnostic
agnosticism
ailing
aimless
all aquiver
ambiguity
ambivalent
anemic
anile
anxiety
anxious
apprehension
apprehensive
aquake
aquiver
ashake
aside
averse
averseness
aversion
avoidance
awkward
backing down
backward
baffled
balancing
bated
betwixt and between
bland
bleached
blurred
breathless
bumbling
capricious
careening
casual
caution
cautious
censor
changeable
changing
claudicant
clumsy
compunction
conflicted
confused
confusion
conscience
consideration
considering
dallying
dawdling
deadened
debate
debating
debilitated
decrepit
deep
delay
delaying
deliberating
deliberation
delicate
demur
demurral
designless
desultory
difficulty
diffidence
diffident
dilemma
dim
disbelief
discomfited
discomposed
disconcerted
disconnected
discontinuous
discordant
discredit
disinclination
disinclined
disjointed
disordered
disquiet
disquieted
distant
distracted
distrust
distrustful
disturbed
dithering
dizzy
dotard
doubt
doubtful
doubting
drooping
dubiety
dubious
dubiousness
dull
dumb
dusty
eccentric
edgy
enervated
enfeebled
epicene
equivocal
equivocating
equivocation
erratic
exhausted
faded
failing
faint
faintheartedness
faithless
faithlessness
far-off
fatigued
faulty
fear
fearful
feeble
fence-sitting
fickle
fidgety
fitful
flabby
flimsy
floundering
fluctuant
fluctuating
fluctuation
flustered
fragile
fragmentary
frail
fumbling
gauche
gentle
half-hearted
halfhearted
halting
hanging back
haphazard
hawing
hazy
hedging
hemming
hemming and hawing
hesitance
hesitancy
hesitant
hesitating
hesitation
hit-or-miss
hoarse
hot-and-cold
hushed
ill
ill-defined
imperceptible
imperfect
in a quandary
in clouds
in dilemma
inadequate
inarticulate
inaudible
incertitude
incoherent
incohesive
incomplete
incomprehensible
inconclusive
incongruous
inconsistent
inconstant
incredulity
indecision
indecisive
indecisiveness
indeterminate
indetermination
indiscriminate
indisposed
indisposition
indistinct
indistinguishable
ineffective
inefficient
inept
infirm
infrequent
insecure
insubstantial
insufficient
intermittent
irrational
irresolute
irresoluteness
irresolution
jellylike
jerky
jerry-built
jittery
jumbled
labored
lack of confidence
lacking confidence
laid low
lame
languid
lazy
lenient
lethargic
light
lightheaded
like doubting Thomas
limping
lingering
loath
loathe
lost
loth
low
low-pitched
lumbering
lurch
lurching
maladroit
maundering
mild
misgiving
mistrust
moderate
moot
muddled
muffled
mumbled
mumbling
murmuring
mute
muted
muttered
muttering
nervous
nonuniform
not following
not set
obscure
occasional
of two minds
on edge
on pins and needles
on tenterhooks
on the fence
on-the-fence
open to question
oscillating
oscillation
out of earshot
out of order
out of place
padded
pale
patchy
pause
pausing
pending
pendulous
perplexed
perplexity
piano
pondering
poor
precarious
problem
problematical
procrastinating
procrastination
puny
purposeless
pussyfooting
puzzled
puzzling
quaking
qualm
quandary
quavering
questioning
quiet
quivering
quivery
rambling
rattletrap
raving
reconsideration
recurrent
reeling
rejection
reluctance
reluctancy
reluctant
remote
repetition
restless
reticent
rickety
rocking
rocky
rootless
scruple
scrupling
second thought
self-conscious
senile
sensile
shadowy
shaking
shaky
shifting
shilly-shally
shilly-shallying
shuddering
shy
shyness
silent
skeptical
skepticism
slight
slow
smooth
soft
softened
soothing
spasmodic
speechless
splutter
sporadic
sputtering
squeamishness
staggering
stammering
stifled
stoppage
stumble
stumbling
stutter
stuttering
subdued
superego
suspense
suspicion
suspicious
swaying
teetering
tender
tense
tentative
tentativeness
tenuous
theoretical
thin
timid
timidity
timidness
to and fro
toddling
tongue-tied
tottering
tottery
trembling
tremorous
tremulous
troubled
tumbledown
twinge
unanswered
uncertain
uncertainness
uncertainty
unclear
uncomfortable
uncommunicative
unconcluded
unconnected
unconsidered
unconvinced
unconvincing
uncoordinated
undecided
undetermined
uneager
uneasiness
uneasy
unenthusiastic
uneven
uneventful
unfinished
unfirm
unhandy
unintelligible
unmethodical
unpersuasive
unpleasing
unpredictable
unpunctual
unrelaxed
unreliable
unresolved
unsatisfactory
unsettled
unsolved
unsound
unspoken
unstable
unsteady
unsubstantial
unsuitable
unsure
unsystematic
unuttered
unvocal
unvoiced
unwilling
unwillingness
up and down
up in the air
vacillant
vacillating
vacillation
vacillatory
vague
vibrating
voiceless
wabbling
wabbly
waffling
waiting
wan
wandering
wavering
weak
weak-kneed
weaving
weighing
whispered
wild
wimpy
wishy-washy
without belief
wobble
wobbling
wobbly
wooden
woozy
wordless
yielding

Antonyms for faltering

adroit
advancing
agile
alacrity
animated
articulate
at ease
belief
believing
boisterous
bold
brave
bright
budging
calm
calmness
certain
certainty
certitude
clarity
clear
clever
close
coherent
colorful
comfortable
common
communicative
conclusive
confidence
confident
confirmed
connected
constant
content
contentment
continuing
continuous
conventional
convinced
convincing
courageous
decided
deciding
decisive
decisiveness
definite
definiteness
deliberate
dependable
dependence
determination
determined
dexterous
distinct
eager
eagerness
ease
easy
effective
energized
even
exact
extroverted
faith
fearless
final
firm
firmness
flat
flowing
friendly
go
graceful
guarded
happy
harsh
healthy
hearty
heavy
ignorance
indubious
intelligent
intelligible
invigorated
knowledge
level
lively
loud
methodical
near
nearby
negligence
normal
obstinate
peace
perseverance
persuasive
protected
readiness
ready
refreshed
regular
reliable
reliance
resolute
resoluteness
resolution
resolved
robust
rough
safe
satisfactory
secure
settled
sharp
smart
smooth
solution
solved
sound
stable
standard
steady
stirring
strong
stubborn
sure
sureness
systematic
thick
tranquility
trust
trusting
trustworthy
trusty
unambivalent
unconcern
uncontrolled
understandable
undoubted
unhesitant
unhesitating
unquestionable
unquestioning
unshaky
unwavering
unyielding
usual
violent
warm
willful
willing
young
youthful

Meanings of faltering

verb
1. To waver or be unsteady; to weaken or trail off.
2. To stammer; to utter with hesitation, or in a weak and trembling manner.
3. To fail in distinctness or regularity of exercise; said of the mind or of thought.
4. To stumble.
5. To lose faith or vigor; to doubt or abandon (a cause).
6. To hesitate in purpose or action.
7. To cleanse or sift, as barley.
noun
1. Hesitancy.
adjective
1. Hesitant, halting.

Example Sentences

The leader's speech was compelling, but his confidence began faltering midway through.
The project faced serious delays due to the faltering support from key stakeholders.
She noticed his performance was faltering and stepped in to offer assistance.
Despite a strong start, the team's efforts were faltering as the deadline approached.
The company's financial stability was faltering under the weight of increasing debt.

On this page you'll find 619 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to faltering, such as: aberrant, adroit, advancing, afraid, agile, agnostic, agnosticism.

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