vacillated
Definitions
Verb
- Be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
- Move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "vacillated".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | overexcited | 5 | 1 |
| 2 | evenhanded | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | overreacted | 5 | 0 |
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "vacillated".
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| 1 | evaluated | 5 | 11 |
| 2 | allocated | 4 | 5 |
| 3 | activated | 4 | 5 |
| 4 | vacated | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | violated | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | evacuated | 5 | 3 |
| 7 | emaciated | 5 | 3 |
| 8 | facilitated | 5 | 1 |
| 9 | vacate | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | validated | 4 | 1 |
| 11 | vacillate | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | vacillates | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | vaccinated | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | oscillated | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | vacillation | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | vacillating | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | vaccinate | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | vacaville | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | oscillate | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | glaciated | 4 | 0 |
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Definitions: 2
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 3
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
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📰 This Word in the News:
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In reversal, Trump to ban oil drilling off coasts of Florida, Georgia and South Carolina
Sep 8, 2020 The Washington Post
Sep 8, 2020 The Washington Post