Meaning & use
vacillated
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alternated indecisively between different opinions or actions, as used in the past tense of 'vacillate'.
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The board vacillated for months before finally approving the merger.
She vacillated between accepting the job offer and staying with her current company.
A note on using this word
The word comes from Latin 'vacillare,' meaning to sway or stagger, capturing the sense of being pulled back and forth.
Words with a similar meaning
waveredhesitated
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Words with an opposite meaning
decidedcommitted
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