Synonyms of precariousness

precariousness

noun

pri-ˈker-ē-əs-nəs 

as in instability

the quality or state of not being firmly fixed in position

she quickly moved the china teapot after noticing its precariousness on the shelf

Synonyms & Similar Words

• instability
• insecurity
• unsteadiness
• shakiness
• unstableness
• unsoundness
• mutability
• changeability
• insubstantiality
• laxness
• inconstancy
• looseness
• slackness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stability
• security
• steadiness
• fastness
• fixedness
• soundness
• firmness
• substantiality

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of precariousness

Dering declined to comment Tuesday about how the media attention has impacted sales and the company, as well as the precariousness of navigating such unsought publicity. —Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019

The circumstances of his arrest highlight the increasing precariousness of preventing acts of mass violence or domestic terrorism, which often seem to rely on chance encounters or tips from acquaintances and loved ones. —Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 22 Nov. 2024

This is one reason behind the grim precariousness of life in India. —Basharat Peer, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2012

The precariousness of evidence about the childhood abuse is both-sided, instead of contextualized. —Alessa Dominguez, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2024