Synonyms of faltered

faltered

verb

past tense of falter

1

as in hesitated

to show uncertainty about the right course of action

William Lloyd Garrison never once faltered in his demand that slavery be unconditionally abolished

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hesitated
• wavered
• vacillated
• halted
• wabbled
• paused
• waited
• staggered
• dithered
• scrupled
• hung back
• debated
• wobbled
• teetered
• balanced
• swayed
• lingered
• delayed
• pondered
• dawdled
• shilly-shallied
• procrastinated
• hawed
• hemmed
• deliberated
• weighed
• equivocated
• backed down
• waffled
• oscillated
• considered
• dallied
• chickened (out)
• hedged
• pussyfooted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• decided
• plunged (in)
• continued
• stirred
• dived (in)
• dove (in)
• advanced
• budged

2

as in wobbled

to swing unsteadily back and forth or from side to side

the cut tree seemed to falter for a moment before crashing to the ground

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wobbled
• trembled
• shuddered
• rocked
• shook
• wavered
• lurched
• tottered
• wabbled
• vibrated
• quivered
• teetered
• floundered
• stumbled
• quavered
• quaked
• staggered
• weaved
• reeled
• toddled
• careened

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of faltered

In recent years — as longstanding efforts to recycle plastics have faltered — Exxon Mobil has touted advanced recycling as a groundbreaking technology that will turn the tide on the plastic crisis. —Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2024

Since then, Renzi has faltered, resigning after last year’s failed constitutional referendum. —Pierpaolo Barbieri, Foreign Affairs, 25 Apr. 2017