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Synonyms: change, shift, swing, variation More Synonyms of fluctuate
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fluctuate in British English
(ˈflʌktjʊˌeɪt)
verb
1.
to change or cause to change position constantly; be or make unstable; waver or vary
2. (intransitive)
to rise and fall like a wave; undulate
Word origin
C17: from Latin fluctuāre, from fluctus a wave, from fluere to flow
fluctuate in American English
(ˈflʌktʃuˌeɪt)
verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈfluctuˌated or ˈfluctuˌating
1.
to move back and forth or up and down; rise and fall; undulate, as waves
2.
to be continually changing or varying in an irregular way
prices fluctuated wildly
verb transitive
3.
to cause to fluctuate
SIMILAR WORDS: swing
Derived forms
fluctuant (ˈfluctuant)
adjective
fluctuation (ˌfluctuˈation)
noun
Word origin
< L fluctuatus, pp. of fluctuare < fluctus, a flowing, wave < pp. stem of fluere, to flow < IE *bhleu-, to swell up, flow (> bluster) < base *bhel-, to swell up > ball1
Synonyms of 'fluctuate'
change, swing, vary, alter
shift, undulate, oscillate, vacillate
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In other languages
fluctuate
British English: fluctuate VERB
If something fluctuates, it changes a lot in an irregular way.
Body temperature can fluctuate if you are ill.
American English: fluctuate
Brazilian Portuguese: variar
Chinese: 波动
European Spanish: fluctuar
French: fluctuer
German: schwanken
Italian: oscillare
Japanese: 変動する
Korean: 변동을 거듭하다
European Portuguese: variar
Latin American Spanish: fluctuar
Chinese translation of 'fluctuate'
fluctuate
(ˈflʌktjueɪt)
vi
[price, rate, temperature]波动(動) (bōdòng)
[opinions, attitudes]动(動)摇(搖) (dòngyáo)
1 (verb)
Definition
to change frequently and erratically
Body temperatures can fluctuate when you are ill.
Synonyms
change
We are trying to detect and understand how the climate changes.
swing
The vote could swing again.
vary
women whose moods vary according to their menstrual cycle
alter
Little had altered in the village.
hesitate
alternate
Moments of beauty alternate with slapstick comedy.
waver
Some military commanders wavered over whether to support the coup.
veer
small potholes which tend to make the car veer to one side or the other
rise and fall
go up and down
ebb and flow
seesaw
The stock-market see-sawed up and down.
2 (verb)
the constantly fluctuating price of crude oil
Synonyms
shift
The wind shifted and the helicopter lurched.
undulate
oscillate
The needle indicating volume was oscillating wildly.
vacillate
She is vacillating over whether or not to marry him.
Additional synonyms
in the sense of alter
Definition
to make or become different
Little had altered in the village.
Synonyms
change,
turn,
vary,
transform,
adjust,
adapt,
metamorphose
in the sense of alternate
Definition
to occur by turns
Moments of beauty alternate with slapstick comedy.
Synonyms
interchange,
change,
alter,
fluctuate,
intersperse,
take turns,
oscillate,
chop and change,
follow one another,
follow in turn
in the sense of oscillate
Definition
to swing repeatedly back and forth
The needle indicating volume was oscillating wildly.
Synonyms
fluctuate,
swing,
vary,
sway,
waver,
veer,
rise and fall,
vibrate,
undulate,
go up and down,
seesaw
Synonyms of 'fluctuate'
fluctuate
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Additional synonyms
in the sense of seesaw
Definition
to move up and down or back and forth alternately
The stock-market see-sawed up and down.
Synonyms
alternate,
swing,
fluctuate,
teeter,
oscillate,
go from one extreme to the other
in the sense of swing
Definition
to alter one's opinion or mood suddenly
The vote could swing again.
Synonyms
change,
shift,
vary,
waver,
fluctuate,
oscillate,
see-saw
in the sense of vacillate
Definition
to keep changing one's mind or opinions about something
She is vacillating over whether or not to marry him.
Synonyms
waver,
hesitate,
dither (British),
haver,
sway,
falter,
be doubtful,
fluctuate,
be uncertain,
be unsure,
teeter,
oscillate,
be undecided,
chop and change,
seesaw,
blow hot and cold (informal),
temporize,
hum and haw,
be unable to decide,
keep changing your mind,
shillyshally (informal),
be irresolute or indecisive,
swither (Scottish),
be unable to make up your mind (British),
dillydally
in the sense of vary
Definition
to change in accordance with another variable
women whose moods vary according to their menstrual cycle
Synonyms
change,
shift,
swing,
transform,
alter,
fluctuate,
oscillate,
see-saw
in the sense of veer
Definition
to change direction suddenly
small potholes which tend to make the car veer to one side or the other
Synonyms
change direction,
turn,
swerve,
shift,
sheer,
tack,
be deflected,
change course,
change
in the sense of waver
Definition
to swing from one thing to another
Some military commanders wavered over whether to support the coup.