teeter | Definition of teeter

Synonyms and Antonyms of teeter

1 to swing unsteadily back and forth or from side to side

he nervously teetered at the edge of the pool before finally diving in

Synonyms of teeter

falter, rock, totter, waver, wobble (also wabble)

Words Related to teeter

flounder, lurch, stumble, toddle

quake, quaver, quiver, shake, shudder, tremble, vibrate

careen, reel, stagger, weave

2 to move forward while swaying from side to side

the toddler teetered down the rink in her new ice skates

Synonyms of teeter

careen, dodder, lurch, reel, stagger, totter, waddle

Words Related to teeter

rock, roll, seesaw, swag, sway, waver, weave, wobble (also wabble)

barge, blunder, clomp, clump, flounder, galumph, lumber, lump, pound, scuff, scuffle, shamble, shuffle, stamp, stomp, stumble, tramp, tromp

3 to show uncertainty about the right course of action

was teetering on the brink of making a decision about college

Synonyms of teeter

balance, dither, falter, halt, hang back, hesitate, scruple, shilly-shally, stagger, vacillate, waver, wobble (also wabble)

Words Related to teeter

dally, dawdle, delay, linger, pause, procrastinate, wait

back down, chicken (out)

consider, debate, deliberate, ponder, weigh

oscillate, sway

equivocate, hedge, pussyfoot, waffle

Near Antonyms of teeter

advance, continue

Antonyms of teeter

dive (in), plunge (in)