English adjective: precarious | |||
1. | precarious affording no ease or reassurance | ||
Samples | A precarious truce. | ||
Synonyms | unstable | ||
Similar | uneasy | ||
Antonyms | easy | ||
2. | precarious fraught with danger | ||
Samples | Dangerous waters. A parlous journey on stormy seas. A perilous voyage across the Atlantic in a small boat. The precarious life of an undersea diver. Dangerous surgery followed by a touch-and-go recovery. | ||
Synonyms | parlous, perilous, touch-and-go | ||
Similar | dangerous, unsafe | ||
Antonyms | safe | ||
3. | precarious not secure; beset with difficulties | ||
Samples | A shaky marriage. | ||
Synonyms | shaky | ||
Similar | insecure, unsafe | ||
Antonyms | secure | ||