shakiness
Lack of stability
Shakiness is the quality of being unsteady, trembling, or unstable.
Physical shakiness might show in trembling hands or a quavering voice, often from nervousness, illness, or exhaustion.
The term extends to abstract domains: the shakiness of an argument suggests weak reasoning, while the shakiness of a financial market indicates volatility and uncertainty.
After the fever broke, shakiness kept her in bed another day.
The shakiness of his alibi made investigators suspicious.
Involuntary rhythmic shaking
- wobbleUnsteady side-to-side motion
- unsteadyLacking balance or stability
- swayRock back and forth
- totterMove unsteadily, nearly falling
teeter · quiver · shudder · vibration · faltering · tremble · palsy · convulsion
Seismic ground movement
- tremorInvoluntary rhythmic shaking
- aftershockSmaller quake following larger
- seismicRelating to ground tremors
- epicenterPoint above seismic origin
magnitude · faultline · tectonics · vibrations · quake · rumble · jolt · liquefaction
Extreme, overwhelming fear
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
- panicUncontrollable sudden fear
- frightSudden intense fear
- alarmUrgent warning signal
trepidation · spooked · startled · petrified · quaking · tremor · shuddering · paralysis
Nervous agitation
- tremblingInvoluntary shaking motion
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- nervousnessState of anxious unease
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
tension · stress · worry · unease · edginess · restlessness · agitation · sweating
Tendency toward unpredictable change
- ricketyUnsteady, liable to collapse
- precariousDangerously insecure
- fragileEasily broken or damaged
- wobblyTending to teeter
unsteady · ramshackle · tottering · flimsy · dilapidated · creaky · loose · unsound
Lack of firm belief
- hesitationDelay from uncertainty
- indecisionFailure to decide
- tentativenessState of being uncertain
- waveringShowing unsteady resolve
ambivalence · vacillation · faltering · equivocation · unreliability · inconsistency · unpredictability · volatility
tremor
Involuntary rhythmic shaking
totter · teeter · quiver · shudder · vibration · faltering · tremble · palsy · convulsion · spasm
earthquake
Seismic ground movement
- tremorInvoluntary rhythmic shaking
- aftershockSmaller quake following larger
- seismicRelating to ground tremors
epicenter · magnitude · faultline · tectonics · vibrations · quake · rumble · jolt · liquefaction · foreshock
terror
Extreme, overwhelming fear
alarm · trepidation · spooked · startled · petrified · quaking · tremor · shuddering · paralysis · white-knuckled
jitters
Nervous agitation
- tremblingInvoluntary shaking motion
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- nervousnessState of anxious unease
apprehension · tension · stress · worry · unease · edginess · restlessness · agitation · sweating · palpitations
instability
Tendency toward unpredictable change
- ricketyUnsteady, liable to collapse
- precariousDangerously insecure
- fragileEasily broken or damaged
wobbly · unsteady · ramshackle · tottering · flimsy · dilapidated · creaky · loose · unsound · unsafe
doubt
Lack of firm belief
- hesitationDelay from uncertainty
- indecisionFailure to decide
- tentativenessState of being uncertain
wavering · ambivalence · vacillation · faltering · equivocation · unreliability · inconsistency · unpredictability · volatility · fluctuation
- bodily sensationspain, ache, tingling, burning, numbness
- hangoversheadache, nausea, thirst, dry mouth, fatigue
- instabilityinstability, unsteadiness, wobbliness, precariousness, imbalance
- movement qualitiesspeed, force, grace, clumsiness, stealth
- hypoglycemiablood sugar crash, sugar crash, glucose, insulin shock, hypoglycemic
- Volatilityvolatility, fluctuation, fluctuations, instability, unpredictability
shakinesssteadiness
State of being constant
stability · stillness · firmness · motionlessness · fixedness
shakinessstability
Resistance to displacement
solidity · sturdiness · firmness · soundness · substantiality
shakinesssteadiness
State of being constant
composure · calmness · poise · self-assurance · confidence
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