unsteadily
In wavering fashion
Unsteadily means in a way that lacks stability or firmness.
Someone who walks unsteadily wobbles or sways: She rose unsteadily to her feet after the fall.
The word applies to physical movement, voices that waver, or anything that proceeds without consistency: His hand moved unsteadily as he signed the document.
Without vigor or power
- shakilyIn trembling manner
- falteringlyIn an unsteady manner
- fraillyIn a weak manner
- languidlyIn a weary manner
listlessly · weakly · wearily · tiredly · haltingly · waveringly · tentatively · gingerly
With uncertain manner
- uncertainlyIn a doubtful way
- tentativelyWithout full commitment
- falteringlyIn an unsteady manner
- haltinglyIn an unsteady manner
anxiously · timidly · apprehensively · diffidently · waveringly · doubtfully · irresolutely · self-consciously
Walk unsteadily, sway
- wobbleUnsteady side-to-side motion
- totterMove unsteadily, nearly falling
- lurchAbrupt unsteady movement
- stumbleLose footing momentarily
teeter · sway · reel · shamble · toddle · shuffle · falter · weave
Without foreseeable pattern
- inconsistentlyIn an unreliable manner
- irregularlyNot following a pattern
- fitfullyIn irregular bursts
- sporadicallyAt irregular intervals
unevenly · choppily · variably · haphazardly · jerkily · spasmodically · unreliably · capriciously
Sensation of spinning
- lightheadedFaint and unsteady feeling
- woozyDizzy and confused
- giddyDizzy or excitedly silly
- disorientedLacking sense of direction
faint · reeling · spinning · swooning · headrush · seasick · airsick · carsick
Trembling or unstable
- quiveringShaking slightly and rapidly
- tremulousShaky from fear
- shudderingConvulsive trembling motion
- quakingTrembling or shuddering
wavering · flickering · vibrating · juddering · twitching · jittery · palsied · fluttering
State of balance
- footingSecure ground position
- poiseGraceful, unshakable calm
- counterbalanceOffsetting force or weight
- anchorSecures ships to seabed
posture · proprioception · tipping · off-kilter · listing · tilting · leaning · toppling
feebly
Without vigor or power
- shakilyIn trembling manner
- falteringlyIn an unsteady manner
- fraillyIn a weak manner
languidly · listlessly · weakly · wearily · tiredly · haltingly · waveringly · tentatively · gingerly · delicately
hesitantly
With uncertain manner
- uncertainlyIn a doubtful way
- tentativelyWithout full commitment
- falteringlyIn an unsteady manner
haltingly · anxiously · timidly · apprehensively · diffidently · waveringly · doubtfully · irresolutely · self-consciously · unsurely
stagger
Walk unsteadily, sway
- wobbleUnsteady side-to-side motion
- totterMove unsteadily, nearly falling
- lurchAbrupt unsteady movement
stumble · teeter · sway · reel · shamble · toddle · shuffle · falter · weave · hobble
unpredictably
Without foreseeable pattern
- inconsistentlyIn an unreliable manner
- irregularlyNot following a pattern
- fitfullyIn irregular bursts
sporadically · unevenly · choppily · variably · haphazardly · jerkily · spasmodically · unreliably · capriciously · intermittently
vertigo
Sensation of spinning
- lightheadedFaint and unsteady feeling
- woozyDizzy and confused
- giddyDizzy or excitedly silly
disoriented · faint · reeling · spinning · swooning · headrush · seasick · airsick · carsick · queasy
shaky
Trembling or unstable
- quiveringShaking slightly and rapidly
- tremulousShaky from fear
- shudderingConvulsive trembling motion
quaking · wavering · flickering · vibrating · juddering · twitching · jittery · palsied · fluttering · wobbly
equilibrium
State of balance
- footingSecure ground position
- poiseGraceful, unshakable calm
- counterbalanceOffsetting force or weight
anchor · posture · proprioception · tipping · off-kilter · listing · tilting · leaning · toppling · precarious
unsteadilysteadily
In constant, unwavering fashion
constantly · consistently · regularly · evenly · uniformly
unsteadilysteadily
In constant, unwavering fashion
calmly · composedly · firmly · resolutely · confidently