unsteady
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
subject to change or variation
her unsteady walk
Related & opposite
- agitated also see
- uneven also see
- irregular also see
- unstable also see
- steady antonym
- unsteadiness derivation
- jerking similar to
- spasmodic similar to
- faltering similar to
- flickering similar to
- fluctuating similar to
- palpitant similar to
- trembling similar to
- quavering similar to
- shifting similar to
- shuddering similar to
- tottering similar to
- uneven similar to
- wobbling similar to
Sense 2 adjective
not firmly or solidly positioned
climbing carefully up the unsteady ladder
Related & opposite
- unsteadiness derivation
- unfixed similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | agitated |
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | uneven |
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | irregular |
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | unstable |
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | steady |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | unsteadiness |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | jerking |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | spasmodic |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | faltering |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | flickering |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | fluctuating |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | palpitant |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | trembling |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | quavering |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | shifting |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | shuddering |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | tottering |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | uneven |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | wobbling |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | unsteadiness |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | unfixed |