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Precarious

🔄 Synonyms of "Precarious"

9 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
uneasy	Restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety.
perilous	Dangerous, full of peril.
parlous	Attended with peril; dangerous, risky.
unstableverb	Not stable.
dangerous	Full of danger.
shaky	Shaking or trembling.
insecure	Not comfortable or confident in oneself or in certain situations.
unsafeverb	Not safe (various senses); dangerous.
touch-and-gonoun	Ellipsis of touch-and-go landing. [(aviation) A landing on a runway immediately followed by a takeoff without an intervening full stop.]

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
parlous	Attended with peril; dangerous, risky.
dangerous	Full of danger.
perilous	Dangerous, full of peril.
unstable	Not stable.
uneasy	Restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety.
unsafe	Not safe (various senses); dangerous.
shaky	Shaking or trembling.
insecure	Not comfortable or confident in oneself or in certain situations.
touch-and-go	Alternative form of touch and go. [(obsolete) Characterized by brief and transitory encounters.]
hazardous	Risky; dangerous; with the nature of a hazard.
hazardnoun	The chance of suffering harm; danger, peril, risk of loss.
risky	Dangerous, involving risks.
high-risk	Having a great risk.
problematic	Posing a problem; having or suffering from problem(s):
difficult	Hard, not easy, requiring much effort.
hesitant	Tending to hesitate, wait, or proceed with caution or reservation.
tricky	Hard to deal with, complicated.
troublesome	Causing trouble or anxiety.
critical	Extremely important.
erratic	Unsteady, random; prone to unexpected changes; not consistent.