shaky
Apt to wobble
Shaky describes something that trembles, wobbles, or lacks stability.
A shaky hand trembles; a shaky table rocks on uneven legs.
The word extends to anything uncertain or unreliable: shaky evidence, a shaky alibi, shaky finances.
Someone feeling shaky is unsteady on their feet, often from illness, nerves, or shock: I felt shaky after the accident.
Tending to teeter
- ricketyUnsteady, liable to collapse
- unsteadyLacking balance or stability
- totteringMoving unsteadily, nearly falling
- precariousDangerously insecure
teetering · insecure · ramshackle · flimsy · dilapidated · jerry-built · makeshift · decrepit
Shaking in tone
- tremulousShaky from fear
- waveringShowing unsteady resolve
- falteringBecoming unsteady or weak
- crackingBreaking without separating completely
breaking · unsteady · weak · thin · reedy · wobbly · halting · breathy
Weak and breakable
- feebleWeak and ineffective
- enfeebledMade weak or feeble
- debilitatedMade weak or infirm
- infirmWeak in body
unsteady · wobbly · fatigued · exhausted · depleted · weakened · sapped · enervated
Shaking slightly and rapidly
- shiveringInvoluntary bodily trembling
- tremblingInvoluntary shaking motion
- quakingTrembling or shuddering
- shudderingConvulsive trembling motion
twitching · wobbling · vibrating · juddering · palpitating · tremulous · jerking · fluttering
Uncertain of truth
- dubiousOf uncertain reliability
- questionableOf uncertain validity
- unreliableNot consistently performing
- unsureLacking confidence or certainty
tentative · iffy · precarious · sketchy · suspect · unconvincing · unproven · speculative
wobbly
Tending to teeter
- ricketyUnsteady, liable to collapse
- unsteadyLacking balance or stability
- totteringMoving unsteadily, nearly falling
precarious · teetering · insecure · ramshackle · flimsy · dilapidated · jerry-built · makeshift · decrepit · crumbling
quavering
Shaking in tone
cracking · breaking · unsteady · weak · thin · reedy · wobbly · halting · breathy · strained
frail
Weak and breakable
- feebleWeak and ineffective
- enfeebledMade weak or feeble
- debilitatedMade weak or infirm
infirm · unsteady · wobbly · fatigued · exhausted · depleted · weakened · sapped · enervated · fragile
quivering
Shaking slightly and rapidly
- shiveringInvoluntary bodily trembling
- tremblingInvoluntary shaking motion
- quakingTrembling or shuddering
shuddering · twitching · wobbling · vibrating · juddering · palpitating · tremulous · jerking · fluttering · convulsing
doubtful
Uncertain of truth
- dubiousOf uncertain reliability
- questionableOf uncertain validity
- unreliableNot consistently performing
unsure · tentative · iffy · precarious · sketchy · suspect · unconvincing · unproven · speculative · flimsy
jittery
Anxiously restless
unnerved · flustered · agitated · fidgety · tense · antsy · skittish · panicky · twitchy · overwrought
- handwritingcursive, block letters, penmanship, print letters, legible
- hangoverhangover, hungover, morning after, rough night, one too many
- stabilitystable, steady, firmness, unstable, equilibrium
- weakweak, feeble, frail, fragile, faint
- shaky thingsquivering, tremulous, shivering, quaking, wobbling
- certaintycertain, sure, uncertain, unsure, definite
- shake handsMutual palm-grip greeting
- shake offRemove by vigorous motion
- shaking handsMutual grip greeting
- shake it offDismiss and move on
- shaken upEmotionally disturbed or reorganized
- salt shakerSeasoning dispenser with holes
shake, shaking, shaken, shakes, shaker, unshakable, unshaken, shakiness, shakeable