Rickety
Rickety adjective - Inclined to shake as from weakness or defect.
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Synonyms for Rickety
Unsteady
Unsteady adjective - Not being in or able to maintain a state of balance.
Usage example: cautiously climbed up the unsteady ladder
Rickety is a synonym for unsteady in shaky topic. You can use "Rickety" instead an adjective "Unsteady", if it concerns topics such as precarious, flexible, unstable. popular alternative
Nearby Words: unsteadiness, unsteadily
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Unsteady and Rickety. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/rickety/unsteady
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Unsteady or Rickety. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/rickety/unsteady.
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