shakable
Able to quiver
Shakable describes something that can be shaken or disturbed.
A shakable container releases its contents when agitated.
More often the word appears in its negative form: an unshakable faith, an unshakable conviction.
What's shakable can be destabilized—a shakable alibi might not hold up under questioning.
Also spelled shakeable.
Tending to teeter
- unsteadyLacking balance or stability
- ricketyUnsteady, liable to collapse
- totteringMoving unsteadily, nearly falling
- precariousDangerously insecure
teetering · shaky · loose · insecure · unfixed · unsecured · jiggly · rocking
Easily broken or damaged
- delicateEasily broken or harmed
- brittleLiable to shatter
- susceptibleEasily influenced or harmed
- exposedOut in open
defenseless · weak · unprotected · assailable · threatened · endangered · precarious · breakable
Uncertain of truth
- questionableOf uncertain validity
- debatableOpen to question
- disputableAble to be challenged
- contestableAble to be challenged
challengeable · unconvincing · unreliable · unverified · unconfirmed · tentative · speculative · inconclusive
Disturbed and unsettled
- unnervedMade anxious or unsettled
- disturbedEmotionally or mentally unsettled
- unsettledNot yet resolved
- flusteredNervously upset and confused
agitated · perturbed · startled · spooked · discomposed · troubled · disconcerted · alarmed
Slow to act
- indecisiveUnable to make choices
- irresoluteLacking firmness of purpose
- vacillatingSwaying between choices
- falteringBecoming unsteady or weak
uncertain · ambivalent · undecided · uncommitted · fluctuating · inconstant · changeable · fickle
wobbly
Tending to teeter
- unsteadyLacking balance or stability
- ricketyUnsteady, liable to collapse
- totteringMoving unsteadily, nearly falling
precarious · teetering · shaky · loose · insecure · unfixed · unsecured · jiggly · rocking · swaying
fragile
Easily broken or damaged
- delicateEasily broken or harmed
- brittleLiable to shatter
- susceptibleEasily influenced or harmed
exposed · defenseless · weak · unprotected · assailable · threatened · endangered · precarious · breakable · damageable
doubtful
Uncertain of truth
- questionableOf uncertain validity
- debatableOpen to question
- disputableAble to be challenged
contestable · challengeable · unconvincing · unreliable · unverified · unconfirmed · tentative · speculative · inconclusive · dubious
rattled
Disturbed and unsettled
- unnervedMade anxious or unsettled
- disturbedEmotionally or mentally unsettled
- unsettledNot yet resolved
flustered · agitated · perturbed · startled · spooked · discomposed · troubled · disconcerted · alarmed · upset
hesitant
Slow to act
- indecisiveUnable to make choices
- irresoluteLacking firmness of purpose
- vacillatingSwaying between choices
faltering · uncertain · ambivalent · undecided · uncommitted · fluctuating · inconstant · changeable · fickle · unresolved
shakableunshakable
Impossible to disturb
imperturbable · unflappable · composed · nerveless · steady
shakableunshakable
Impossible to disturb
incontestable · unassailable · ironclad · rock-solid · unwavering