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 176 synonyms and 38 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for waffling

alternating
ambivalent
beating about the bush
beating around the bush
betwixt and between
blowing hot and cold
borderline
bypassing
capricious
caviling
cavilling
changeable
changeful
changing
circumlocutory
circumventing
clouded
confusing statement
copious
debatable
deviating
differing
diffusive
digressive
discursive
dithering
divided
dodge
dodging
doubtful
doubting
dubious
dubitable
ducking
due
dull
eluding
equivocal
equivocal saying
equivocating
erratic
eschewing
evading
evasion
exuberant
faltering
fearful
fickle
fitful
flexible
flickering
flip-flopping
fluctuating
fluid
fudging
halfhearted
halting
hedging
hemming and hawing
hesitant
hesitating
hot-and-cold
iffy
immature
impartial
impulsive
in arrears
in the middle
incomplete
inconclusive
inconsistent
inconstant
indecisive
indefinite
indeterminate
intermittent
irregular
irresolute
lavish
lengthy
long
long-winded
loose
meandering
mercurial
misleading statement
misleading word
mobile
moot
mutable
neutral
not definite
not sure
of two minds
on the fence
on-the-fence
open
open to question
oscillating
outstanding
overdue
owing
palaverous
payable
pendent
pending
problematic
problematical
profuse
prolix
protean
pussyfooting
quibbling
rambling
random
redundant
running hot and cold
shaking
shifting
shifty
shirking
shunning
sidestepping
skirting
slippery
spasmodic
spineless
straddling
straddling the fence
suppressio veri
temperamental
tentative
tergiversating
ticklish
timid
torn
unanswered
uncertain
unclear
uncommitted
unconcluded
undecided
undependable
undetermined
unequable
uneventful
unfinished
unfixed
unpaid
unreliable
unresolved
unsettled
unsolved
unstable
unsteady
unsure
up for grabs
up in the air
vacillating
vague
variable
varying
verbose
volatile
wavering
weak
weak-kneed
weaseling
wimpy
windy
wishy-washy
without guts
wobbly
yellow-bellied
yo-yo
yo-yoing

Antonyms for waffling

abbreviated
abridged
brief
calmed
certain
clear
compact
compressed
concentrated
confined
content
decided
decisive
definite
deliberate
determined
fixed
happy
invariable
limited
obstinate
resolute
resolved
restricted
secure
settled
short
solved
stable
stubborn
succinct
sure
unchangeable
unchanging
undoubted
unvarying
unyielding
willful

Meanings of waffling

verb
1. To smash.
2. (of birds) To move in a side-to-side motion and descend (lose altitude) before landing. Cf wiffle, whiffle.
3. To speak or write vaguely and evasively.
4. To speak or write at length without any clear point or aim.
5. To vacillate.
6. To rotate (one's hand) back and forth in a gesture of vacillation or ambivalence.
noun
1. 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 214 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to waffling, such as: abbreviated, abridged, alternating, ambivalent, beating about the bush, beating around the bush, betwixt and between.

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