English adjective: unsteady | |||
1. | unsteady subject to change or variation | ||
Samples | Her unsteady walk. His hand was unsteady as he poured the wine. An unsteady voice. | ||
Similar | aflicker, arrhythmic, convulsive, faltering, flickering, fluctuating, jerking, jerky, palpitant, palpitating, quavering, shaky, shifting, shifty, shivering, shuddering, spasmodic, spastic, tottering, tottery, trembling, tremulous, uneven, wobbling | ||
See also | agitated, irregular, uneven, unstable | ||
Antonyms | steady | ||
2. | unsteady not firmly or solidly positioned | ||
Samples | Climbing carefully up the unsteady ladder. An unfirm stance. | ||
Synonyms | unfirm | ||
Similar | unfixed | ||
Antonyms | fixed | ||