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English noun: precariousness

1. precariousness (attribute) extreme dangerousness


Broader (hypernym)dangerousness

2. precariousness (attribute) being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance


SamplesThe uncertainty of the outcome.
The precariousness of his income.


Synonymsuncertainness, uncertainty


Broader (hypernym)quality


Narrower (hyponym)doubt, doubtfulness, dubiousness, fortuitousness, improbability, improbableness, indefiniteness, indefinity, indeterminacy, indeterminateness, indetermination, question, speculativeness, unpredictability


Antonymssure thing, certainty, foregone conclusion









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