9 Letter Words for Vacillate
laticlave, vacillate
8 Letter Words for Vacillate
allative
7 Letter Words for Vacillate
alalite, calaite, callate, catella, clavate, clavial, lacteal, lavatic, telical, vaalite, vallate, vatical, villate
6 Letter Words for Vacillate
acetal, acetla, active, aecial, alaite, alcali, allect, allice, altaic, alvite, atavic, atelic, availe, aviate, avital, caille, callat, callet, cavate, caveat, clavae, claval, clavel, clavie, clival, elavil, illect, laelia, laetic, laical, lative, latvia, taille, tavell, tecali, telial, vacate, valeta, victal, villae
5 Letter Words for Vacillate
acale, acate, aceta, aecia, aevia, aillt, alate, alcea, alice, aliet, alite, alive, alvia, atavi, avail, avale, avell, avile, calla, calli, calve, catel, cavae, caval, cavea, cavel, cavia, cavie, cavil, cella, cital, civet, clava, clave, clavi, cleat, clite, clive, eclat, ectal, elaic, evict, ictal, ileac, ileal, lacet, laeti, lavic, licet, lilac, talea, talli, telia, telic, tical, valet, valla, vatic, velal, velic, villa, ville, vitae, vital
4 Letter Words for Vacillate
acle, acta, aiel, aile, alae, alai, alca, alce, alec, alia, atle, atli, aval, avie, call, cate, cava, cave, ceil, cell, celt, ceti, ciel, cill, cite, cive, clat, clit, cliv, eila, elli, etic, eval, evil, iaea, ilea, ital, itel, itll, lace, laet, laic, lait, lata, late, lati, lava, lave, leal, leat, lect, leva, levi, lice, lila, lile, lilt, lite, live, taal, tace, tael, tail, tala, talc, tale, tali, tall, tava, tave, teal, teca, teil, tela, teli, tell, tice, tile, till, vail, vale, vali, vall, veal, veil, vela, vell, veta, vial, vica, vice, vila, vile, vill, vita, vite, vlei
3 Letter Words for Vacillate
aal, ace, act, aia, ail, ait, ala, alc, ale, all, alt, ate, ava, ave, cai, cal, cat, cav, cel, cia, cie, cit, civ, cli, cte, cva, eat, ect, ela, eli, ell, elt, eta, etc, iaa, ice, ile, ill, ita, iva, ive, laa, lac, lai, lat, lav, lca, lea, lei, let, lev, lie, lit, taa, tai, tal, tav, tea, tec, tel, tic, tie, til, tlc, vac, vae, val, vat, vei, vel, vet, via, vic, vie, vil
Definitions for Vacillate
[1] to waver in mind or opinion; be indecisive or irresolute: His tendency to vacillate makes him a poor leader.
[2] to sway unsteadily; waver; totter; stagger.
[3] to oscillate or fluctuate.
[4] to fluctuate in one's opinions; be indecisive
[5] to sway from side to side physically; totter or waver
Words related to Vacillate
waffle, seesaw, waver, fluctuate, dither, oscillate, hesitate, hover, reel, rock, alternate, straddle, stagger, pause, swing, hedge, sway, change, shilly-shally, whiffle
Words nearby Vacillate
vaccinization, vaccinology, vachel, vacherin, vacillant, vacillate, vacillating, vacillation, vacillatory, vacterl syndrome, vacua
Origin of Vacillate
1590–1600; < Latin vacillātus (past participle of vacillāre to sway to and fro); see -ate1
Other words from Vacillate
vac·il·la·tor , noun
Word origin for Vacillate
C16: from Latin vacillāre to sway, of obscure origin
Synonyms for Vacillate
dither, fluctuate, oscillate, seesaw, waffle, waver, alternate, change, hedge, hesitate, hover, pause, reel, rock, stagger, straddle, sway, swing, be indecisive, be irresolute, change mind, fence-straddle, hem and haw, pussyfoot around, run hot and cold, shilly-shally, whiffle, yo-yo
