Precarious

/pɹɪˈkɛəɹi.əs/

Synonyms for "precarious" (152 found)

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Closest matches (31)

Adjective(11 words)

shaky unstable breakable chanciest crumblierdangerous beastdangerous creaturedicier diciest dissilienteconomic precarity

acute ambiguous awkward borderline chancy critical dangerous delicate desperate desultory dicey difficult doubtful dubious

Noun(6 words)

brand damagebreakables capsizingcollapsing of civilizationdeep waterseconomic instability

Strong matches (45)

Noun(5 words)

economic tensionflickering imperillingmechanical instabilityquaking

equivocal explosive hairy hazardous iffy indecisive infirm insecure insubstantial mischievous niceon slippery groundon thin iceopen perilous problematic provisional queasy

Adjective(19 words)

fragile entityfragile environmentfragile habitatsfrailest hairier hazardoushazardous misuseiffier iffiest insecurelow stabilitymarshy overthrowable parlous perilouspolitical collapsepolitical collapsespolitical instabilitypolitical upheaval

Verb(3 words)

hazarded imperiled perilled

Related words (76)

questionable rickety risky sensitive serious shaky shifting shifty slight slippery slippy temporary tentative ticklish tighttouch-and-gotouchy treacherous tricky uncertain

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undependable uneasy unfaithworthy unpredictable unreliable unsettled unsolid unsound unstable unsteadfast unsteady unsubstantial unsure untrustworthy

Adjective(33 words)

ricketier ricketiest rickety riskyrisky methodrisky riverrockiest rockyrocky groundshakier shakiestsmall remnant populationsocial instabilitystatic instabilitytenuousthin icetippy tipsier tipsy tottery

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touch-and-gotroublous uncertain uneasiest uneasy unsafeunsafe housingunstable energy descriptorunstable structureunstable systemunsteadiestweak structurewobblier

Adjective(2 words)

rickety tipsy

Noun(5 words)

shiveringstructural instabilityteeteringtipping overtottering

Verb(2 words)

staggered tipover

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

7 entries

economic conditionemployment statusinstabilityphysical instabilityriskstructural riskuncertainty

More specific

7 entries

fragile balanceirregular incomeslippery edgetemporary contractunstable equilibriumunstable footingunstable job

Collocations

6 entries

precarious balanceprecarious conditionprecarious employmentprecarious financesprecarious housingprecarious situation

Inflections

2 entries

more precariousmost precarious

Derivations

2 entries

precariously precariousness

similar

4 entries

dangerous insecure uneasy unsafe

Sample sentences

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The first-time precarious fisherman lazily fished dangerous poisonous fish, but soon stopped to shell peas.

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The diplomats are in a precarious position.

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Their situation is precarious.

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Tom is in a precarious position.

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