SHAKY Synonyms
There are 7 hypernyms of the word shaky. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for SHAKY
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rickety | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • inclined to shake as from weakness or defect • affected with, suffering from, or characteristic of rickets • lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality | ||||||||
wobbly | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • a member of the Industrial Workers of the World adjective satellite • inclined to shake as from weakness or defect | ||||||||
tottering | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • unsteady in gait as from infirmity or old age • (of structures or institutions) having lost stability; failing or on the point of collapse | ||||||||
trembling | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • a shaky motion adjective satellite • vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze | ||||||||
unstable | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • lacking stability or fixity or firmness adjective satellite • highly or violently reactive • affording no ease or reassurance • suffering from severe mental illness • disposed to psychological variability • subject to change; variable | ||||||||
unsteady | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • subject to change or variation adjective satellite • not firmly or solidly positioned | ||||||||
faltering | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • the act of pausing uncertainly adjective satellite • unsteady in speech or action | ||||||||
feeble | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness • lacking strength or vigor • lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality • lacking strength | ||||||||
quivering | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • a shaky motion • the act of vibrating | ||||||||
quaking | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane or from volcanic activity verb • shake with fast, tremulous movements • shake with seismic vibrations | ||||||||
precarious | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • affording no ease or reassurance • fraught with danger • not secure; beset with difficulties | ||||||||
shivering | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever adjective satellite • vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze | ||||||||
unsafe | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • lacking in security or safety • involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm adjective satellite • not safe from attack | ||||||||
wonky | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • turned or twisted toward one side • inclined to shake as from weakness or defect |