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Faltering

🔄 Synonyms of "Faltering"

4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
falterverb	To waver or be unsteady; to weaken or trail off.
unsteadyverb	Not held firmly in position; physically unstable.
hesitationnoun	An act of hesitating
waververb	(intransitive) (figurative) To feel or show doubt or indecision; to be indecisive between choices; to vacillate.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
hesitationnoun	An act of hesitating
unsteadyverb	Not held firmly in position; physically unstable.
waververb	(intransitive) (figurative) To feel or show doubt or indecision; to be indecisive between choices; to vacillate.
waveringnoun	Being in doubt; indecisive.
stumblingnoun	The motion of one who stumbles.
stumbleverb	(intransitive) To trip or fall; to walk clumsily.
worseningnoun	A worse situation; an aggravation or deterioration
failingnoun	weakness; defect
strugglingnoun	The act of one who struggles.
hindering	Harmful; that hinders.
totteringnoun	Unsteady, precarious or rickety.
ailingnoun	Sickly; sick; ill; unwell.
embattled	(figuratively) Subject to or troubled by attacks, controversy, or pressure.
deteriorating	Getting worse.
badnoun	Of low quality.
dyingnoun	Approaching death; about to die; moribund.
defaultingnoun	The act or result of being defaulted, especially a failure to meet a financial obligation.
tumbleverb	(intransitive) To fall end over end; to roll over and over.
deadlocknoun	A standstill resulting from the opposition of two evenly matched forces; a stalemate or impasse.
nutritionnoun	That which nourishes; nutriment.