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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 | ||
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