SHAKY: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for SHAKY?

Need another word that means the same as “shaky”? Find 43 synonyms and 30 related words for “shaky” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Shaky” are: precarious, rickety, wobbly, wonky, shivering, trembling, tremulous, quivering, quivery, unsteady, weak, faint, dizzy, light-headed, giddy, unstable, rocky, flimsy, frail, faltering, uncertain, tentative, wobbling, tottering, tottery, doddering, doddery, staggering, unreliable, untrustworthy, questionable, dubious, doubtful, tenuous, suspect, unsubstantial, nebulous, unsound, undependable, unsupported, unsubstantiated, ungrounded, unfounded

Shaky as an Adjective

Definitions of "Shaky" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “shaky” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Unstable because of poor construction or heavy use.
• Shaking or trembling.
• Inclined to shake as from weakness or defect.
• Not secure; beset with difficulties.
• Not safe or reliable; liable to fail or falter.
• Vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze.

Synonyms of "Shaky" as an adjective (43 Words)

dizzy	Lacking seriousness; given to frivolity. Jonathan had begun to suffer dizzy spells.
doddering	Moving in a feeble or unsteady way, especially because of old age. That doddering old fool.
doddery	Mentally or physically infirm with age. He s a bit doddery on his legs and doesn t get about much.
doubtful	Improbable. It is doubtful whether these schemes have any lasting effect.
dubious	Hesitating or doubting. Dubious about agreeing to go.
faint	Lacking clarity or distinctness. A faint clue to the origin of the mystery.
faltering	Unsteady in speech or action. He is now all set to take his first faltering steps.
flimsy	Not convincing. A flimsy barrier.
frail	(of a person) weak and delicate. The balcony is frail.
giddy	Lacking seriousness; given to frivolity. Isobel s giddy young sister in law.
light-headed	Lacking seriousness; given to frivolity.
nebulous	Lacking definite form or limits- H.T.Moore. Nebulous concepts like quality of life.
precarious	Fraught with danger. He made a precarious living as a painter.
questionable	Doubtful as regards truth or validity. Questionable motives.
quivering	Trembling or shaking with a slight rapid motion. A man with a quivering voice.
quivery	Shaking or trembling slightly. Her thin and quivery lips.
rickety	Affected with, suffering from, or characteristic of rickets. We went carefully up the rickety stairs.
rocky	Difficult and full of problems. Older types of sash windows are a bit rocky.
shivering	Vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze. He bought a warm winter coat for a shivering man.
staggering	Deeply shocking; astonishing. The amount of money required was staggering.
suspect	Not as expected. A suspect package was found on the platform.
tentative	Done without confidence; hesitant. Just a tentative schedule.
tenuous	Very thin in gauge or diameter. A tenuous thread.
tottering	(of a structure) shaking or swaying as if about to collapse. A tottering skeleton of a horse.
tottery	Unsteady in gait as from infirmity or old age. A tottery old man.
trembling	Shaking or quivering, typically as a result of anxiety, excitement, or frailty. Trembling hands.
tremulous	(of the voice) quivering as from weakness or fear. He gave a tremulous smile.
uncertain	Subject to change. Changes of great if uncertain consequences.
undependable	Not worthy of reliance or trust. An undependable assistant.
unfounded	Having no foundation or basis in fact. Unfounded suspicions.
ungrounded	Not properly instructed or proficient in (a subject or activity). Ungrounded fears.
unreliable	Not worthy of reliance or trust. Unreliable information.
unsound	Physically unsound or diseased. Activities deemed to be environmentally unsound.
unstable	Likely to change or fail; not firmly established. An unstable government.
unsteady	Not regular in pitch or rhythm. His hand was unsteady as he poured the wine.
unsubstantial	Having little or no solidity, reality, or factual basis. A pretty if unsubstantial cubist composition.
unsubstantiated	Unsupported by other evidence. Unsubstantiated claims.
unsupported	Not given financial or other assistance. A toddler who can stand unsupported.
untrustworthy	Not able to be relied on as honest or truthful. An untrustworthy person.
weak	Relating to or denoting the weakest of the known kinds of force between particles which acts only at distances less than about 10 cm is very much weaker than the electromagnetic and the strong interactions and conserves neither strangeness parity nor isospin. The salamander s tail may be broken off at a weak spot near the base.
wobbling	Fluctuating unsteadily. A low pitched wobbling sound.
wobbly	(of a line or handwriting) not straight or regular. The ladder felt a little wobbly.
wonky	(of a thing) unsteady. You have a wonky nose and a crooked mouth.

Usage Examples of "Shaky" as an adjective

• She managed a shaky laugh.
• A shaky marriage.
• After a shaky start the Scottish team made superb efforts.
• A wobbly chair with shaky legs.
• Thoroughly shaky evidence.
• A cracked, dangerously shaky table.
• Seemed shaky on her feet.

Associations of "Shaky" (30 Words)

anxiety	A relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic. The housekeeper s eager anxiety to please.
chill	Chilly. They like to get home have a bath and chill out.
dangerous	Involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm. It is dangerous to convict on his evidence.
destabilize	Make unstable. The economy destabilized rapidly.
feeble	Lacking strength- Nathaniel Hawthorne. Her feeble cries of pain.
fickle	Changing frequently, especially as regards one’s loyalties or affections. Fickle friends.
hazardous	Involving risk or danger. It is hazardous to personal safety.
insecure	Lacking in security or safety. A financially insecure period.
parlous	Full of danger or uncertainty; precarious. A parlous journey on stormy seas.
perilous	Fraught with danger. The economy is in a perilous state.
precarious	Dependent on chance; uncertain. The precarious life of an undersea diver.
rickety	Affected with, suffering from, or characteristic of rickets. Poverty was evident in undernourished faces or rickety legs.
risk	Take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome. He saw the rewards but not the risks of crime.
risky	Not financially safe or secure. It was much too risky to try to disarm him.
shivering	A sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever. Gradually his shivering slowed.
spineless	Having no spine or backbone; invertebrate. Spineless forms of prickly pear have been selected.
straddle	A simultaneous purchase of options to buy and to sell a security or commodity at a fixed price, allowing the purchaser to make a profit whether the price of the security or commodity goes up or down. A man who had straddled the issue of taxes.
threatened	(of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered. The spotted owl is a threatened species not yet an endangered one.
uncertain	Not established or confirmed. Uncertain of his convictions.
uncertainty	The state of being unsure of something. Times of uncertainty and danger.
uneasy	Relating to bodily unease that causes discomfort. Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown.
unrest	A state of dissatisfaction, disturbance, and agitation, typically involving public demonstrations or disorder. Social unrest.
unsafe	Lacking in security or safety. Drinking water in some areas may be unsafe.
unsettled	(of an area) having no settlers or inhabitants. An unsettled childhood.
unsound	Physically unsound or diseased. The tower is structurally unsound.
unstable	Disposed to psychological variability. An unstable government.
unsteady	Not regular in pitch or rhythm. Climbing carefully up the unsteady ladder.
volatility	Being easily excited. The volatility of the market drove many investors away.
vulnerable	Susceptible to criticism or persuasion or temptation. Small fish are vulnerable to predators.
weakly	Lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality. If the lambs were weakly we had to feed them by hand.