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Not securely fixed

Feeling physically or mentally off-balance

Quick or likely to change consistently

That does not recur periodically

Dangerous or full of peril

Clumsy or awkward in movement

Feeling worried and uneasy

Undecided or unsure of how to act

Not fixed in place tightly or firmly

(colloquial) Weak in character, lacking determination or willpower

Capable of being transported

Behaving badly, with a lack of self-control

Not equal in quantity, size, or value

Slow and hesitant, especially through lack of confidence

Excellent, very fun

Under the influence of alcohol or drugs

Requiring great skill or finesse in handling or treatment

Displaying a lack of sensibleness or judgment

Having or being a slippery surface

Having or showing a cunning and deceitful nature

Characterized by abrupt stops and starts or an irregular course

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Adjective

Not securely fixed

on its last legs

in poor condition

not fixed in place

falling to pieces

all of a tremble

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“We carefully cross the unsteady bridge above the river, gripping the ropes tightly while we tread its narrow planks.”

Adjective

Feeling physically or mentally off-balance

with legs like jelly

with rubbery legs

weak in the knees

weak at the knees

all of a quiver

all of a tremble

light in the head

discombobulated

at sixes and sevens

thrown off balance

disorganized^US

disorganised^UK

not knowing if you are coming or going

anaesthetized^UK

not knowing if one is coming or going

with Alzheimer's disease

anesthetized^US

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“He began feeling rather unsteady after a couple of shots of vodka.”

Adjective

Quick or likely to change consistently

blowing hot and cold

full of ups and downs

subject to change

likely to change

self-contradictory

in a state of change

vicissitudinous

hanging by a thread

from left field

not conscientious

always changing

interchangeable

easily falsified

easily distorted

easily interfered with

easily misrepresented

easily tinkered with

easily tampered with

easily doctored

easily corrupted

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“Global agricultural prices skyrocketed, with tightening fundamentals and unsteady exchange rates affecting a range of agricultural commodities.”

Adjective

That does not recur periodically

on-again-off-again

on again and off again

in fits and starts

bits and pieces

fits and starts

few and far between

by bits and pieces

thin on the ground

out of the common

out of the ordinary

in short supply

hard to come by

catch-as-catch-can

inconsequential

at fixed intervals

every once in a while

on-again, off-again

uncharacteristic

multicoloured^UK

multicolored^US

thinly distributed

seldom met with

not to be had for love nor money

without purpose

once in a blue moon

as scarce as hens' teeth

on certain occasions

at various times

in the minority

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“The technique is ideal for teasing out information from signals that are unsteady or transient.”

Adjective

Dangerous or full of peril

jeopardising^UK

jeopardizing^US

fraught with danger

hanging by a thread

Russian roulette

playing with fire

life-threatening

hanging in the balance

on a slippery slope

on slippery ground

full of upheavals

potentially violent

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“Whenever questioned about the unsteady financial predicament, he always maintained a sense of diplomacy and realism about the situation.”

Adjective

Clumsy or awkward in movement

“He was unsteady on his feet and with his hands, and it was obvious he would never make it as an athlete.”

Adjective

Feeling worried and uneasy

like a cat on hot bricks

bundle of nerves

on pins and needles

tossing and turning

like a cat on a hot tin roof

a bundle of nerves

all of a dither

in a state of agitation

discombobulated

in a state of nerves

all of a lather

in a cold sweat

bricking oneself

hot and bothered

all of a doodah

discountenanced

all of a flutter

with one's stomach in knots

with butterflies in one's stomach

with one's heart in one's mouth

like a fish out of water

lacking social skills

tied up in knots

butterflies in stomach

biting one's nails

having butterflies in the stomach

sweating bullets

on the qui vive

hot under the collar

lacking confidence

champing at the bit

not self-assured

lacking self-confidence

frightened of one's own shadow

at sixes and sevens

hanging by thread

on the defensive

shaking in one's shoes

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“I crept outside to brave the elements, feeling unsteady about the distance literally stretching ahead of me.”

Adjective

Undecided or unsure of how to act

shilly-shallying

sitting on the fence

blowing hot and cold

irresoluteoscillating

hemming and hawing

on the horns of a dilemma

betwixt and between

running hot and cold

lacking confidence

yet to be decided

humming and hawing

hedging your bets

unable to decide

like doubting Thomas

in a state of uncertainty

shillyshallying

in a state of limbo

having misgivings

indistinguishable

open to question

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Adjective

Not fixed in place tightly or firmly

lacking firmness

Adjective

(colloquial) Weak in character, lacking determination or willpower

under the weather

out of commission

in declining health

out of condition

on the sick list

no spring chicken

long in the tooth

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Adjective

Not balanced

disproportionate

unevenly balanced

disproportional

unsymmetrically

unproportionate

at an oblique angle

misproportioned

ill-proportioned

lacking correspondence

not proportionate

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Adjective

Capable of being transported

manoeuvrable^UK

maneuverable^US

of no fixed address

of no fixed abode

riding the rails

having itchy feet

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Adjective

Behaving badly, with a lack of self-control

attention-seeking

lacking self-control

ill-disciplined

untrammelled^UK

undisciplinable

unaccommodating

obstinately disobedient

insurrectionary

full of mischief

without law and order

wild and woolly

individualistic

disorganised^UK

disorganized^US

causing trouble

in high spirits

like a loose cannon

unfavourable^UK

confrontational

socially impaired

raising the roof

self-opinionated

stubborn as a mule

set in one's ways

dyed-in-the-wool

not giving an inch

standing one's ground

insurrectionist

as stubborn as a mule

with a will of one's own

determined to have one's own way

uncompassionate

proof against persuasion

with one's feet dug in

with one's toes dug in

tough nut to crack

set in your ways

hold one's ground

sticking to one's guns

ready for a fight

spoiling for a fight

over-particular

hard to satisfy

difficult to handle

unenthusiastic about

inextinguishable

disinclined to accept

reluctant to accept

unwilling to accept

dead set against

overextravagant

unconcerned with

dispassionate about

unresponsive to

to listen blind

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Adjective

Not equal in quantity, size, or value

like night and day

full of ups and downs

blowing hot and cold

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Adjective

Slow and hesitant, especially through lack of confidence

Adjective

Excellent, very fun

with a steady pulse

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Adjective

Under the influence of alcohol or drugs

under the influence

as drunk as a lord

as drunk as a skunk

under the table

worse for drink

drunk as a skunk

three sheets to the wind

under the influence of intoxicating liquor

one over the eight

under the weather

the worse for drink

Brahms and Liszt

dead to the world

feeling no pain

half in the bag

three sheets in the wind

tired and emotional

out of one's head

out of one's skull

out of one's box

out of one's gourd

drunk as a lord

two sheets to the wind

having had a skinful

having had one over the eight

as full as a goog

as tight as a tick

out of one's mind

out off one's head

full of well-being

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Adjective

Requiring great skill or finesse in handling or treatment

fraught with danger

like herding cats

very devil of a

discountenancing

difficult to understand

open to question

yet to be decided

incomprehensible

full of twists and turns

full of problems

beset by problems

state-of-the-art

dishonouring^UK

impossible to separate

thought-provoking

causing discomfort

hard to explain

beyond comprehension

beyond one's grasp

unstraightforward

over one's head

above one's head

difficult to follow

emotionally charged

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Adjective

Displaying a lack of sensibleness or judgment

feather-brained

not the full shilling

soft in the head

mentally incompetent

incomprehensible

off your trolley

dead from the neck up

extremely foolish

stupidly irresponsible

out of the question

taking the cake

slow on the uptake

devoid of intelligence

as thick as two short planks

wet behind the ears

without rhyme or reason

not recommended

non compos mentis

of unsound mind

sick in the head

mad as a hatter

stark raving mad

away with the fairies

nutty as a fruitcake

foaming at the mouth

mad as a March hare

round the twist

stark staring mad

not right in the head

difficult to believe

hard to swallow

won't hold water

scarcely credible

not quite right in the head

not right upstairs

as daft as a brush

have a screw loose

have bats in the belfry

have kangaroos in the top paddock

mentally unbalanced

out of one's head

beyond all reason

out of all reason

inconsequential

beyond the bounds of possibility

out of the ordinary

self-contradictory

highly unlikely

out of this world

unsubstantiated

nickel-and-dime

hard to believe

not in the least likely

ill-thought-out

worthy of scorn

counterintuitive

highly undesirable

not tightly wrapped

beyond possibility

hardly possible

contrary to reason

out in left field

wrongly inferred

not worth considering

imcomprehensible

not to be considered

extremely implausible

extremely unlikely

extremely doubtful

wide of the mark

not to be thought of

extremely difficult to believe

over-optimistic

foolishly optimistic

head in the clouds

out of touch with reality

beyond the realm of reason

not able to hold water

not remotely possible

never to be forgotten

misproportioned

off beaten path

without foundation

not making sense

castles in the air

ill-favoured^UK

disproportionate

out of all proportion

costing an arm and a leg

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Adjective

Having or being a slippery surface

like a skating rink

slippery as an eel

self-lubricating

swimming in oil

swimming in fat

smooth as glass

like a sheet of glass

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Adjective

Having or showing a cunning and deceitful nature

hard to pin down

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

not to be trusted

hole-and-corner

behind-the-scenes

under the table

double-crossing

not to be depended on

of dubious character

potentially illegal

hanging by a thread

unsportsmanlike

not trustworthy

cloak-and-dagger

under-the-table

not to be relied upon

cloak and dagger

behind someone's back

hole and corner

lacking sincerity

difficult to track down

difficult to find

always on the move

difficult to catch

with tongue in cheek

life-threatening

jeopardizing^US

jeopardising^UK

on a slippery slope

hanging in the balance

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Adjective

Characterized by abrupt stops and starts or an irregular course

on-again-off-again

bits and pieces

fits and starts

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