yo-yo

The word “yo-yo” has 2 syllables: yo-yo

It's pronounced as /ˈjoʊˌjoʊ/

What is synonym and antonym for yo-yo?

In the thesaurus, “yo-yo” has 396 synonyms and 60 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for yo-yo

about-face
act reciprocally
airhead
alter
alternate
any way the wind blows
arbitrary
ass
assort
be indecisive
be irresolute
be unable to decide
be undecided
be unlike
beast
bend
berk
birdbrain
blockhead
blow hot and cold
blowing hot and cold
bonehead
boob
booby
boor
born fool
bottom out
bubblehead
bubbleheaded
budge
buffoon
buoyant
butt
bypass
cad
capricious
careen
careless
cavil
change
change gears
change mind
changeable
changeful
character
charley
charlie
cheating
chowderhead
chucklehead
chump
churl
circumvent
clod
clodpate
clodpole
clodpoll
clot
clown
cluck
clunk
codger
come and go
contrary
convert
cook
coquettish
crackbrain
crackpot
crank
creep
cretin
crotchety
cuckoo
cuddie
cuddy
cur
daredevil
deadhead
deliberate
depart
deviate
dial back
differ
digress
dilly-dally
dim bulb
dimwit
ding-a-ling
ding-dong
dingbat
dip
dipstick
disagree
dislocate
displace
dissent
disturb
dither
divaricate
diverge
diversify
divide
do up
dodge
dodo
dolt
donkey
doofus
dope
dork
double-crossing
drift
duck
dullard
dum-dum
dumb cluck
dumbbell
dumbhead
dumdum
dummkopf
dummy
dunce
dunderhead
dupe
ebb and flow
effervescent
elastic
elude
equivocate
erratic
eschew
evade
every which way
exchange
expansive
faithless
falter
fanciful
fathead
fault
featherbrain
featherhead
fence-straddle
fickle
fill in for
fitful
flaky
flexible
flicker
flighty
flip
flip-flop
fluctuate
fluctuating
fluid
flutter
follow
follow in turn
fool
freakish
frivolous
fudge
gaga
gander
gawk
gay
git
go up and down
golem
goof
goon
goose
half-wit
halt
hammerhead
hardhead
hedge
heel
helter-skelter
hem and haw
hesitate
hover
humorsome
idiot
iffy
ignoramus
imbecile
impulsive
incline
inconstant
inflect
interchange
intersperse
irregular
irrepressible
irresolute
jackass
jerk
jughead
kinky
know-nothing
knucklehead
kook
lamebrain
laughingstock
lean
lighthearted
lively
loggerhead
loon
loony
loser
lubricious
lummox
lump
lunatic
lunkhead
lurch
mad
madman
madwoman
meathead
mercurial
mobile
mockery
modify
mome
monkey
moody
mooncalf
moron
movable
move
move around
move over
mug
mutable
mutate
mutt
natural
nimrod
nincompoop
ninny
ninnyhammer
nit
nitwit
noddy
noodle
notional
numbskull
numskull
nut
nutcase
oaf
odd
oddball
oscillate
palter
part
pause
pea brain
pendulate
permutate
picky
pinhead
prat
protean
pulsate
punchy
pussyfoot
pussyfoot around
quibble
quicksilver
quirky
quiver
range
ratbag
rearrange
recalibrate
reel
relieve
relocate
remove
replace
reposition
resilient
rise and fall
rock
roll
rotate
run hot and cold
sap
saphead
scatterbrain
schlemiel
schlub
schlump
schnook
screwball
seesaw
separate
shake
shift
shifting
shifty
shilly-shally
ship
shirk
shlemiel
shlub
shuffle
shun
sidestep
simp
simpleton
skirt
skunk
slippery
snake
sneaking
spasmodic
spirited
sprightly
stagger
stinker
stir
stock
straddle
stupe
stupid
stupid person
substitute
swap places
sway
swerve
swing
switch over
tack
take turns
teeter
temperamental
tergiversate
thickhead
ticklish
totter
transfer
transform
transmogrify
transpose
tremble
trim
turkey
turn
turn around
turn the corner
turn the tables
two-timing
uncertain
undulate
unequable
unfaithful
unpredictable
unreasonable
unsettled
unstable
unsteady
untrue
up and down
up-and-down
vacillate
vacillating
vagarious
variable
variegate
vary
veer
vibrate
villain
volatile
waffle
waffling
wave
waver
wavering
wayward
weasel
weave
weirdo
whiffle
whimsical
witling
wobble
woodenhead
yahoo
zany

Antonyms for yo-yo

Renaissance man
agree
arrive
aware
brain
calm
cautious
certain
cognizant
come
concur
conform
consent
constant
continue
deactivate
dependable
disorganize
faithful
fix
genius
hold
intellect
intellectual
invariable
join
keep
leave alone
maintain
order
persist
polymath
predictable
reasonable
reliable
remain
retain
sage
sensible
sharpie
sharpy
stabilize
stable
stagnate
staid
stay
steadfast
steady
straighten
sure
thinker
thoughtful
tranquil
unchangeable
unchanging
unperturbable
unvarying
wait
whiz
wizard

Meanings of yo-yo

noun
1. A toy consisting of a spheroidal or cylindrical spindle having a circular groove in which string is wound; it is used by holding the string in the fingers and reeling the spindle up and down by movements of the wrist.
2. A volatile market that moves up and down.
3. Someone who vacillates.
4. A cloth rosette formed by gathering the outside edge of a circle of fabric in toward the centre using a running stitch.
5. A foolish, annoying or incompetent person.
verb
1. To vacillate; to move up and down.

Example Sentences

Yo-yo tricks require precision and skill to master.
He entertained the children at the party by performing impressive yo-yo tricks.
She carries her yo-yo everywhere, always ready to show off her latest moves.
The yo-yo competition drew contestants from all over the country.
After a few failed attempts, he finally managed to get the yo-yo to sleep.

On this page you'll find 456 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to yo-yo, such as: Renaissance man, about-face, act reciprocally, agree, airhead, alter, alternate.

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