Synonyms for wobbly

Most common

unstable · shaky · unsteady · rickety

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Adjective

Antonyms

sober

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Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Unsteady and tending to wobble.

Related words

Phrases

chuck a wobbly throw a wobbly

Example sentences

• unstable Back in the 1990s, Algeria was incredibly unstable.
• shaky Your plan is standing on a very shaky base support.
• unsteady I drank too much and was unsteady on my feet.
• rickety Monday rolled into town on a rickety old bicycle.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters

rocky², shaky², tipsy², wonky

6 letters

unsafe²

7 letters

rickety³

8 letters

unstable³, insecure³, unsteady³

9 letters

tottering³

10 letters

precarious⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (rocky² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

vacillant

Italiano

vacillante