unsteady
16
3.3
- adjective
- /ʌnˈstɛdi/
:
inestable
- I sat up and grasped the cup of hot salt-butter tea with unsteady fingers.
- unsteady gait
- unsteady flow
So, for example, preventing falls, seeing that somebody's walking is unsteady.
- So, for example, preventing falls, seeing that somebody's walking is unsteady.
- That argument style is toxic when you threaten the relationship, when you threaten to break up, it puts the relationship on unsteady ground.
- And so I looked up the book and it was unsteady.
- We must remember that when we take the classroom and break down its walls, we get now knowledge to become unsteady, unfixable.
Examples
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I was so nervous this time, my voice was shaking and my hands were unsteady.
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The train's a little unsteady.
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Her head felt unsteady, and her heart was just sick.
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A little unsteady, but thank you.
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But it would be an unsteady ride for you, and we might fall when we land.
Fiction book (1992) -
My eyes have become too old and my hands unsteady.
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Both lit up immediately, and Michael walked on unsteady legs toward the house.
Fiction book (1993) -
"We followed our guide's unsteady lead down through the darkness to the river.
Fiction book (1990) -
Amidst the chaos, Jerry came into the lobby, unsteady like a child, eyes wide in alarm.
Academic text (2008) -
After twisting his ankle, he felt unsteady while trying to walk.
Synonyms
80
4.4
Not steady and likely to change, fail, or fall
68
1.0
A surface or movement that is not smooth and has small raised parts
53
3.3
Not firm or safe and likely to fail
48
4.3
Moving in sudden, uneven ways that are not smooth
36
3.6
Unsteady and likely to move from side to side
14
3.8
Not steady in position, health, or feeling
9
3.0
Something that moves in an unsteady way with sudden bumps
8
7.5
Unsteady and likely to fall over easily
7
7.5
Not straight or level and a little strange
6
7.7
Not steady or straight and likely to wobble
5
4.4
Soft and wobbly like a pudding that moves with small quick shakes
1
8.0
Soft ground that moves or sinks easily
1
8.4
Unsteady and shaky because of weakness or old age
Likely to wobble or break, like a weak chair
Shaky and likely to fall over when you touch it
Unsteady and moving because of weakness or old age
Is not steady and likely to fall or roll
To move quickly back and forth or up and down, making things tremble
Moving or looking unsteady and slightly shaking
Antonyms
How Steady
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unsteady is made of un- meaning 'not' and steady meaning 'firm' or 'balanced'. So, something unsteady is 'not firm' and likely to wobble, shake, or fall.