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Synonyms for faltering:


adj. aged, feeble

floundering
tottering
trembling
anile
decrepit
dotard
infirm
senile
shaky
unsteady
weak

adj. not believing

dubious
hesitant
indecisive
puzzled
skeptical
suspicious
tentative
uncertain
unconvinced
undecided
unsettled
unsure
agnostic
baffled
confused
discomposed
disconcerted
distracted
distrustful
disturbed
doubting
equivocal
faithless
flustered
hesitating
irresolute
lost
perplexed
questioning
theoretical
troubled
unresolved
vacillating
wavering

adj. weak

delicate
slight
dizzy
drooping
enervated
exhausted
fatigued
tender
feeble
fragile
languid
lethargic
lightheaded
unenthusiastic
woozy

adj. having little effect on senses

delicate
dim
distant
dull
far-off
gentle
hazy
inaudible
mild
muffled
muted
remote
slight
soft
soothing
stifled
vague
weak
aside
bated
bleached
blurred
deadened
deep
faded
hushed
light
low
moderate
murmuring
muttering
obscure
padded
pale
piano
quiet
smooth
softened
subdued
thin
wan
whispered
bland
breathless
dusty
epicene
feeble
hoarse
ill-defined
imperceptible
indistinct
lenient
low-pitched
shadowy
tenuous
unclear

adj. hesitant

awkward
clumsy
labored
stumbling
tentative
bumbling
limping
lumbering
slow
stammering
stuttering
vacillating
wavering
claudicant
doubtful
gauche
imperfect
indecisive
inept
irresolute
maladroit
uncertain
unhandy
vacillatory
wooden

adj. uncertain, waiting

afraid
averse
doubtful
halting
indecisive
loath
reluctant
shy
skeptical
slow
tentative
timid
unsure
unwilling
backward
dawdling
delaying
diffident
disinclined
doubting
half-hearted
hesitating
irresolute
lazy
uneager
unpredictable
vacillating
wavering

adj. not feeling at ease

anxious
apprehensive
awkward
discomfited
disquieted
disturbed
doubtful
edgy
fidgety
hesitant
insecure
nervous
restless
self-conscious
shy
suspicious
tense
uncomfortable
uneasy
unrelaxed
unsettled
unsure

adj. unable to speak well

incoherent
blurred
dumb
halting
hesitant
hesitating
inaudible
incomprehensible
indistinct
maundering
muffled
mumbled
mumbling
mute
obscure
reticent
silent
speechless
stammering
tongue-tied
unclear
unintelligible
unspoken
unuttered
unvocal
unvoiced
vague
voiceless
wordless

adj. unintelligible

disjointed
incomprehensible
incongruous
irrational
jumbled
muddled
puzzling
rambling
uneven
breathless
confused
disconnected
discontinuous
discordant
disordered
dumb
inarticulate
incohesive
inconsistent
indistinct
indistinguishable
maundering
muffled
mumbling
mute
muttered
stammering
stuttering
tongue-tied
uncommunicative
unconnected
uncoordinated
unvocal
wandering
wild

adj. uncertain, indefinite

doubtful
hesitant
tentative
wishy-washy
changeable
halting
hesitating
hot-and-cold
inconclusive
indeterminate
irresolute
unclear
undecided
undetermined
uneventful
unsettled
unstable
vacillating
waffling
wavering
weak-kneed

adj. sick, weak

ailing
anemic
decrepit
feeble
frail
ill
insecure
unstable
anile
debilitated
delicate
enfeebled
failing
faint
flimsy
fragile
halting
irresolute
lame
sensile
shaky
unsound
unsubstantial
vacillating
wavering
wobbly

adj. random, variable

capricious
erratic
intermittent
jerky
sporadic
uneven
unreliable
aberrant
eccentric
shifting
weaving
aimless
casual
changeable
designless
desultory
disconnected
discontinuous
fitful
fluctuating
fragmentary
haphazard
hit-or-miss
inconstant
indiscriminate
infrequent
nonuniform
occasional
patchy
purposeless
recurrent
shaky
spasmodic
uncertain
unconsidered
unmethodical
unpunctual
unsettled
unsteady
unsystematic

adj. indecisive

changing
doubtful
doubting
fearful
fickle
fluctuating
halfhearted
halting
hesitant
hesitating
hot-and-cold
on-the-fence
tentative
timid
uncertain
undecided
undetermined
unsettled
unstable
unsteady
vacillating
waffling
wavering
weak
wimpy
wishy-washy
wobbly

adj. feeble, weak

flimsy
poor
thin
faulty
flabby
inadequate
ineffective
inefficient
insufficient
unconvincing
unpersuasive
unpleasing
unsatisfactory
unsuitable

adj. trembling

insecure
jittery
nervous
precarious
rickety
rocky
unsettled
unstable
unsteady
weak
wobbly
aquake
aquiver
ashake
fluctuant
infirm
jellylike
jerry-built
quaking
quivery
rattletrap
rootless
shaking
tottering
tottery
tremorous
tremulous
tumbledown
unfirm
unsound
unsure
vacillating
wavering
yielding

adj. indefinite, uncertain

cautious
hesitant
reluctant
timid
unsure
wobbly
backward
diffident
disinclined
doubtful
halting
irresolute
undecided
vacillating
vacillatory

adj. uncertain; not settled

moot
pending
unanswered
undecided
undetermined
unsettled
unsolved
changing
doubtful
hesitant
hesitating
hot-and-cold
incomplete
indecisive
irresolute
problematical
pussyfooting
unconcluded
unfinished
vacillating
vague
waffling

adj. hesitant

afraid
averse
backward
dawdling
delaying
diffident
disinclined
doubtful
doubting
half-hearted
halting
hesitating
indecisive
irresolute
lazy
loath
pendulous
reluctant
shilly-shally
shy
skeptical
slow
tentative
timid
uneager
unpredictable
unsure
unwilling
vacillating
vacillatory
wavering

adj. hesitant

afraid
averse
backward
dawdling
delaying
diffident
disinclined
doubtful
doubting
half-hearted
halting
hesitating
indecisive
irresolute
lazy
loath
pendulous
reluctant
shilly-shally
shy
skeptical
slow
tentative
timid
uneager
unpredictable
unsure
unwilling
vacillant
vacillating
wavering

adj. infirm

ailing
anemic
anile
debilitated
decrepit
delicate
enfeebled
failing
faint
feeble
flimsy
fragile
frail
halting
ill
insecure
insubstantial
irresolute
lame
puny
sensile
shaky
unsound
unstable
unsubstantial
vacillating
wavering
weak
wobbly

noun lack of faith, conviction; questioning

ambiguity
apprehension
confusion
difficulty
disbelief
distrust
fear
hesitation
misgiving
mistrust
problem
qualm
reluctance
skepticism
suspense
suspicion
uncertainty
agnosticism
demurral
diffidence
dilemma
discredit
disquiet
dubiety
dubiousness
faithlessness
hesitancy
incertitude
incredulity
indecision
irresolution
perplexity
quandary
rejection
scruple
vacillation
wavering

noun waiting; uncertainty

doubt
equivocation
hesitancy
indecision
misgiving
mistrust
pause
procrastination
qualm
reluctance
skepticism
unwillingness
vacillation
dawdling
delay
demurral
dubiety
fluctuation
indecisiveness
indisposition
irresolution
oscillation
scruple
wavering
averseness
delaying
fumbling
stammering
stumbling
stuttering

noun hesitation

dawdling
delay
demurral
doubt
dubiety
equivocation
fluctuation
hesitancy
indecision
indisposition
irresoluteness
irresolution
misgiving
mistrust
oscillation
pause
procrastination
qualm
reluctance
scruple
skepticism
timidity
timidness
unwillingness
vacillation
wavering
averseness
delaying
fumbling
shilly-shally
stammering
stumbling
stuttering
tentativeness

noun hesitation

dawdling
delay
demurral
doubt
dubiety
equivocation
fluctuation
hesitancy
indecision
indecisiveness
indisposition
irresolution
misgiving
mistrust
oscillation
pause
procrastination
qualm
reluctance
scruple
skepticism
timidity
timidness
unwillingness
vacillation
wavering
averseness
delaying
fumbling
shilly-shally
stammering
stumbling
stuttering
tentativeness

noun hesitation

dawdling
delay
demurral
doubt
dubiety
equivocation
fluctuation
hesitancy
indecision
indecisiveness
indisposition
irresoluteness
misgiving
mistrust
oscillation
pause
procrastination
qualm
reluctance
scruple
skepticism
timidity
timidness
unwillingness
vacillation
wavering
averseness
delaying
fumbling
shilly-shally
stammering
stumbling
stuttering
tentativeness

noun fluctuation

doubt
hesitancy
misgiving
uncertainty

noun misgiving, doubt

anxiety
caution
censor
compunction
conscience
demur
difficulty
hesitancy
hesitation
pause
perplexity
qualm
reconsideration
reluctance
squeamishness
superego
twinge
uneasiness
reluctancy

noun stammer

halting
lurch
pause
splutter
sputtering
stumble
stutter
stuttering
wobble
hesitation
repetition
stoppage

noun stammer

halting
lurch
pause
splutter
sputtering
stammering
stumble
stutter
wobble
hesitation
repetition
stoppage

noun hesitation

averseness
dawdling
delay
delaying
demurral
doubt
dubiety
equivocation
fluctuation
fumbling
hesitancy
indecision
indecisiveness
indisposition
irresoluteness
irresolution
misgiving
mistrust
oscillation
pause
procrastination
qualm
reluctance
scruple
shilly-shally
skepticism
stammering
stumbling
stuttering
timidity
timidness
unwillingness
vacillation
wavering

noun hesitation

dawdling
delay
demurral
doubt
dubiety
equivocation
fluctuation
hesitancy
indecision
indecisiveness
indisposition
irresoluteness
irresolution
misgiving
mistrust
oscillation
pause
procrastination
qualm
reluctance
scruple
skepticism
timidity
unwillingness
vacillation
wavering
averseness
delaying
fumbling
shilly-shally
stammering
stumbling
stuttering
tentativeness

noun hesitation

averseness
dawdling
delay
delaying
demurral
doubt
dubiety
equivocation
fluctuation
fumbling
hesitancy
indecision
indecisiveness
indisposition
irresoluteness
irresolution
misgiving
mistrust
oscillation
pause
procrastination
qualm
reluctance
scruple
shilly-shally
skepticism
stammering
stumbling
stuttering
tentativeness
timidity
timidness
unwillingness
vacillation
wavering

Examples of uses:

Go without crying or faltering. Do not insist to stay with me to fight.
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Now she has been sacrificed to save its faltering fortunes.
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A fine song, sir, and one that has redeemed the faltering career of many a bass baritone.
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The lack of new construction is the surest sign of a faltering economy.
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The weeks of illness wore on and the life of the house kept pace with the faltering strength of the sick man.
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Towards the firs she is heading her faltering horse.
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What you have seen are the first faltering steps of a necessary and logical development.
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He has been drawing on his own skills in surgical techniques in an attempt to continue the operation. But he is faltering and uncertain.
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Well, that concludes your faltering attempt to mate.
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Truth of the matter is, no man born of woman is really safe as long as he can draw one feeble, faltering breath.
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Antonyms for faltering: