unpropped
Lacking any buttress
Unpropped describes something not held up by a prop or support.
A door left unpropped swings shut.
The word often appears figuratively: an unpropped ego, an unpropped argument—something that can't sustain itself without external help.
The economy, unpropped by government spending, began to falter.
Lacking backing or proof
- freestandingNot attached to anything
- unreinforcedLacking supplemental support
- unbracedNot reinforced or steadied
- unshoredWithout temporary supports
standalone · self-supporting · cantilevered · detached · independent · separate · unanchored · unfastened
Tending to teeter
- shakyTrembling or unstable
- teeteringUnstably balanced, nearly falling
- unsteadyLacking balance or stability
- precariousDangerously insecure
tottering · rickety · swaying · wavering · faltering · tremulous · insecure · quivering
Causing to collapse
- fallingMoving downward freely
- crumblingBreaking down gradually
- tumblingAcrobatic rolling and flipping
- bucklingBending from compression
sagging · sinking · subsiding · imploding · failing · yielding
Left behind, uninhabited
- forsakenCompletely abandoned or discarded
- neglectedNot given proper attention
- leftDeparted or portside
- discardedGotten rid of
relinquished · unattended · unmaintained · untended · disused · forgotten
Out in open
- unprotectedWithout safeguard or shield
- unshieldedLacking protective barrier
- defenselessWithout means to resist
- unguardedWithout protection or caution
open · at-risk · endangered · susceptible · fragile · weakened · imperiled · undefended
unsupported
Lacking backing or proof
- freestandingNot attached to anything
- unreinforcedLacking supplemental support
- unbracedNot reinforced or steadied
unshored · standalone · self-supporting · cantilevered · detached · independent · separate · unanchored · unfastened · unsecured
wobbly
Tending to teeter
- shakyTrembling or unstable
- teeteringUnstably balanced, nearly falling
- unsteadyLacking balance or stability
precarious · tottering · rickety · swaying · wavering · faltering · tremulous · insecure · quivering · oscillating
toppling
Causing to collapse
buckling · sagging · sinking · subsiding · imploding · failing · yielding
deserted
Left behind, uninhabited
- forsakenCompletely abandoned or discarded
- neglectedNot given proper attention
- leftDeparted or portside
discarded · relinquished · unattended · unmaintained · untended · disused · forgotten
exposed
Out in open
- unprotectedWithout safeguard or shield
- unshieldedLacking protective barrier
- defenselessWithout means to resist
unguarded · open · at-risk · endangered · susceptible · fragile · weakened · imperiled · undefended · unsheltered
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Held in position
supported · braced · shored · buttressed · reinforced
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