waffling
The word “waffling” has 2 syllables: waf-fling.
It's pronounced as /ˈwɑːflɪŋ/.
What is synonym and antonym for waffling?
In the thesaurus, “waffling” has 29 synonyms and 11 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for waffling along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for waffling
- ambivalent
- changeable
- changing
- clouded
- differing
- doubtful
- fickle
- fluctuating
- hesitant
- moot
- pending
- problematic
- shifting
- tentative
- unanswered
- uncertain
- unclear
- uncommitted
- undecided
- undetermined
- unresolved
- unsettled
- unsolved
- unsure
- vague
- volatile
- wavering
- weaseling
- wishy-washy
Antonyms for waffling
- certain
- clear
- decided
- definite
- determined
- fixed
- resolved
- secure
- settled
- stable
- sure
Meanings of waffling
- verb
- To smash.
- (of birds) To move in a side-to-side motion and descend (lose altitude) before landing. Cf wiffle, whiffle.
- To speak or write vaguely and evasively.
- To speak or write at length without any clear point or aim.
- To vacillate.
- To rotate (one's hand) back and forth in a gesture of vacillation or ambivalence.
- noun
- A repetitive speech or response to a question.
Example Sentences
- The speaker's constant waffling on the key issues left the audience confused and frustrated.
- Faced with tough decisions, the manager found himself waffling between competing priorities.
- The student was caught waffling during the oral presentation, struggling to articulate a clear argument.
- The journalist criticized the politician for waffling in response to straightforward questions.
- The indecisive customer spent hours waffling between menu options, unable to make a choice.
On this page you'll find 40 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to waffling, such as: ambivalent, certain, changeable, changing, clear, clouded, decided.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
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yo-yoing
- alter
- bend
- change
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- eluding
- equivocating
- eschewing
- evading
- falter
- flip-flop
- flip-flopping
- fluctuate
- hedge
- hedging
- hesitate
- intersperse
- lean
- modify
- move
- oscillate
- pause
- quiver
- range
- relocate
- remove
- rotate
- seesaw
- shake
- shaking
- ship
- shuffle
- shunning
- sway
- swing
- teeter
- transfer
- tremble
- turn
- vacillate
- vary
- veer
- waffle
- waffling
- waver
- weaseling
- wobble