Steady and Tottering

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Steady adjective - Not subject to change or variation especially in behavior.

Usage example: a good steady ballplayer

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Tottering is an antonym for steady.

Tottering adjective - Marked by or given to small uncontrollable bodily movements.

Usage example: after the accident, she was only able to take a few tottering steps at a time

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Steady is an antonym for tottering.

Nearby Words: totter, tottered, tottery

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Tottering and Steady. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 18, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/steady/tottering

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