346 Another Word for Precarious? – Precarious Synonyms & Antonyms

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Meaning of precarious

Not safe or secure, uncertain, or unsure.

Etymology of precarious

From the Latin 'precarius', meaning 'obtained by prayer', from 'precari', to pray or beg, with the sense 'dependent on the will of others', later 'held or enjoyed by the favor of others', and hence 'insecure, uncertain'.

Synonyms

unstable uncertain insecure precarious hazardous perilous risky dangerous unstable unpredictable volatile fragile delicate shaky rickety unsteady wobbly tremulous wavering doubtful questionable dubious unsure untrustworthy unreliable unsafe treacherous slippery precarious unstable ticklish touchy tricky chancy iffy dodgy touch-and-go unstable unsound fragile brittle frangible breakable vulnerable weak feeble flimsy rickety shaky insecure unguarded unprotected open exposed susceptible sensitive volatile explosive inflammable precarious unstable unsteady unsure insecure unpredictable uncertain unclear ambiguous obscure vague indistinct indefinite unsure uncertain undecided uncommitted unfixed unsettled changeable variable erratic capricious whimsical fickle mercurial unstable fluid unstable inconstant mutable protean unstable unsound untrustworthy unreliable undependable unfaithful untrue unloyal unstable insecure unsafe precarious perilous hazardous risky dangerous threatening menacing ominous forbidding intimidating unstable precarious insecure uncertain unsure unstable volatile explosive unstable precarious unstable fragile unstable precarious unstable unstable brittle unstable precarious unstable unstable delicate unstable precarious unstable unstable weak unstable precarious unstable unstable shaky unstable precarious unstable unstable rickety unstable precarious unstable unstable insecure unstable precarious unstable unstable unsteady unstable precarious unstable unstable unsure unstable precarious unstable unstable uncertain unstable precarious unstable unstable unpredictable unstable precarious unstable unstable volatile unstable precarious unstable unstable fragile unstable precarious unstable unstable delicate unstable precarious unstable unstable shaky unstable precarious unstable unstable tremulous unstable precarious unstable unstable wavering unstable precarious unstable unstable doubtful unstable precarious unstable unstable questionable unstable precarious unstable unstable dubious unstable precarious unstable unstable unsure unstable precarious unstable unstable untrustworthy unstable precarious unstable unstable unreliable unstable precarious unstable unstable unsafe unstable precarious unstable unstable treacherous unstable precarious unstable unstable slippery unstable precarious unstable unstable ticklish unstable precarious unstable unstable touchy unstable precarious unstable unstable tricky unstable precarious unstable unstable chancy unstable precarious unstable unstable iffy unstable precarious unstable unstable dodgy unstable precarious unstable unstable touch-and-go unstable precarious unstable unstable unsound unstable precarious unstable unstable fragile unstable precarious unstable unstable brittle unstable precarious unstable unstable frangible unstable precarious unstable unstable breakable unstable precarious unstable unstable vulnerable unstable precarious unstable unstable weak unstable precarious unstable unstable feeble unstable precarious unstable unstable flimsy unstable precarious unstable unstable

Definitions

  • Not safely or securely fixed or placed, in danger of falling or collapse.
  • * Not safe or secure, uncertain, or unsure, likely to fall or collapse, or to fail or give way.
  • * (Of a situation or condition) uncertain, unsure, or insecure, with a high risk of something undesirable or unpleasant happening.

Usage Examples

  • The hikers found themselves in a precarious position on the mountain, with steep cliffs on either side.
  • * The economic situation is precarious, with many people struggling to make ends meet.
  • * The company's future is precarious, as it is heavily reliant on a single client.

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