I observed that his hands were unsteady.
Source: tatoeba (260651)
Unsteady
//ʌnˈstɛdi//
Synonyms for "unsteady" (227 found)
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faintfalteringfast and looseficklefitfulflickeryflickyflightyflittingfluidflutteringflutteryfreakishgiddygroggygutteringhaltinghazardousheelingherky-jerky
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heterocliteill-balancedimmethodicalimpetuousimpulsiveinconsistentinconstantindecisiveinfirminsecureinsubstantialintermittentintermittingirregularirresoluteirresponsiblejaggedjerkyleaninglistinglopsidedlurchingmazymercurialmobilemoodymotleymovablemovingmutablenonconformistnonstandardnonuniformoff balanceoff-balanceoverbalancedpalpitatingpatchyperilouspluralisticproteanprovisional
Adjective(6 words)
Related words (113)
quaveringraggedramblingramshacklerestlessrickricketishricketyriskyrockyroughrovingscatterbrainedscrappyshakingshakyshapelessshiftingshiveringshuddering
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shufflingslackslipperysnatchyspasmaticspasmicspasmodicspasticspideryspindlyspinelesssplutteringsporadicspottysputteringsputterystaggeringteeteringteeterytemporarytentativeticklishtipsytop heavytop-heavytotteringtreacheroustremuloustumbledownunaccountableunbalanceduncertainuncontrolledundependableundisciplinedunequableunequalunfaithworthyunfirmunfixedunhealthyunmethodicalunmetricalunorthodoxunpredictableunregularunreliableunrestrainedunrhythmicalunsafeunsettledunsolidunsoundunstableunstable as waterunstaidunsteadfastunsubstantialunsureunsystematicuntrustworthyununiformvacillatevacillatingvagrantvariablevariegatedvariformvariousvaryingveeringvicissitudinaryvicissitudinousvolatilewanderingwantonwaveringwaverywavywaywardweakwhimsicalwishy washywishy-washywobbly
Adjective(1 words)
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1 entriesAntonyms
2 entriesSynonyms
2 entriesderived
1 entriesrelated to
5 entriessimilar
41 entriesShowing 16 of 41 words.
Translations
52 translations across 17 languages.
Ancient Greek
2 entries- ἀστάθμητος adj (not held in position)
- ἀσταθής adj (not held in position)
Bulgarian
3 entries- непостоянен adj (lacking regularity)
- несигурен adj (inconstant in purpose or volatile in behavior)
- неусто́йчив adj (not held in position)
Dagbani
1 entries- baŋabaŋa adj (not held in position)
Finnish
4 entries- epäsäännöllinen adj (lacking regularity)
- epävakaa adj (not held in position)
- epävakaa adj (lacking regularity)
- epävakaa adj (inconstant in purpose or volatile in behavior)
German
1 entries- unstet adj (inconstant in purpose or volatile in behavior)
Hindi
4 entries- अनियमित adj (lacking regularity)
- अनियमित adj (inconstant in purpose or volatile in behavior)
- अस्थिर adj (not held in position)
- अस्थिर adj (inconstant in purpose or volatile in behavior)
Irish
3 entries- anacair adj (lacking regularity)
- luaineach adj (inconstant in purpose or volatile in behavior)
- neamhshocair adj (not held in position)
Japanese
2 entries- ふらふら adj (not held in position)
- グラグラ adj (not held in position)
Latin
1 entries- instabilis adj (not held in position)
Middle English
1 entries- unstedefast adj (inconstant in purpose or volatile in behavior)
Māori
4 entries- koritaka adj (not held in position)
- koritaka adj (not held in position)
- pariko adj (not held in position)
- pārikoriko adj (not held in position)
Old English
1 entries- slipor adj (not held in position)
Persian
2 entries- شل adj (not held in position)
- لق adj (not held in position)
Portuguese
4 entries- inconstante adj (inconstant in purpose or volatile in behavior)
- instável adj (not held in position)
- instável adj (lacking regularity)
- volátil adj (inconstant in purpose or volatile in behavior)
Russian
4 entries- зы́бкий adj (not held in position)
- непостоя́нный adj (inconstant in purpose or volatile in behavior)
- неусто́йчивый adj (not held in position)
- неусто́йчивый adj (lacking regularity)
Spanish
2 entries- inestable adj (not held in position)
- irregular adj (lacking regularity)
Swedish
2 entries- ostadig adj (not held in position)
- ostadig adj (lacking regularity)
Sample sentences
12 total sentences available.
I drank too much and was unsteady on my feet.
Source: tatoeba (266115)
He was unsteady on his feet.
Source: tatoeba (300998)
The gait of my friend was unsteady, and the bells upon his cap jingled as he strode.
Source: tatoeba (711292)
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