" falteringly "

1: as in tentatively, hesitantly;

•  Synonyms : 

•  haltingly,

•  hesitantly,

•  hesitatingly,

•  tentatively,

•  calculatingly,

•  circumspectly,

•  designedly,

•  leisurely,

•  slowly,

•  deliberately,

•  studiedly

•  Antonyms : 

•  cursorily,

•  hastily,

•  headlong,

•  hotfoot,

•  hurriedly,

•  pell-mell,

•  precipitately,

•  precipitously,

•  rashly,

•  headfirst,

•  headily,

•  hotheadedly,

•  impatiently,

•  impetuously,

•  impulsively,

•  recklessly,

•  thoughtlessly,

•  automatically,

•  glancingly,

•  haphazardly

1: to show uncertainty about the right course of action;

  * e.g., " ... William Lloyd Garrison never once faltered in his demand that slavery be unconditionally abolished "

•  Synonyms : 

•  balance,

•  dither,

•  halt,

•  hang back,

•  hesitate,

•  scruple,

•  shilly-shally,

•  stagger,

•  teeter,

•  vacillate,

•  waver,

•  wobble

•  Antonyms : 

•  dive (in),

•  plunge (in)

2: to swing unsteadily back and forth or from side to side;

  * e.g., " ... the cut tree seemed to falter for a moment before crashing to the ground "

•  Synonyms : 

•  rock,

•  teeter,

•  totter,

•  waver,

•  wobble

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to show uncertainty about the right course of action;

  * e.g., " ... William Lloyd Garrison never once faltered in his demand that slavery be unconditionally abolished "

•  Synonyms : 

•  balancing,

•  dithering,

•  halting,

•  hanging back,

•  hesitating,

•  scrupling,

•  shilly-shallying,

•  staggering,

•  teetering,

•  vacillating,

•  wavering,

•  wobbling

•  Antonyms : 

•  diving (in),

•  plunging (in)

2: to swing unsteadily back and forth or from side to side;

  * e.g., " ... the cut tree seemed to falter for a moment before crashing to the ground "

•  Synonyms : 

•  rocking,

•  teetering,

•  tottering,

•  wavering,

•  wobbling

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)