SHAKY Synonyms: 82 Similar and Opposite Words

shaky

adjective

ˈshā-kē

Definition of shaky

as in shaking

marked by or given to small uncontrollable bodily movements the old man's hands were so shaky that I was afraid he'd drop the glass

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as in questionable

giving good reason for being doubted, questioned, or challenged results that were arrived at using some shaky experimental procedures

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Recent Examples of shaky The messages, scribbled on whatever scrap of paper a sender could find, often featured misspellings and shaky penmanship; many older residents of rural areas did not know how to read or write well, if at all. — Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026 It will likely be filled with shaky play on offense, defense and special teams, which Miami got in Sunday’s 31-24 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals. — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2026 First-year coach Mike McCarthy's Steelers bounced back from a shaky performance with a solid one for the second time in a month. — ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026 French budget crisis worsens amid student protests France could be on the precipice of a financial crisis, as escalating student protests roiled an already shaky bond market. — Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for shaky

Recent Examples of Synonyms for shaky

Adjective

The relentless Karlaftis didn’t record the Chiefs’ first sack of the game, but got enough of Kirk Cousins’ right arm to create a wobbly pass intercepted by Xavier Nwankpa.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2026
Beyond aesthetics, is there anything to be gleaned from Huang’s large, looping capitals or from Brockman’s wobbly lowercase initials?

— Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of wobbly

Adjective

If Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is to be believed, America will soon gain the dubious distinction of joining the only four countries on the globe that carry out executions in public.

— Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026
Publicly available information from the Pike case, for instance, suggests that the drug may have been of dubious quality and extravasated during administration by Tennessee prison employees.

— Dr. Jacob Appel, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of dubious

Adjective

But revenue coming in at double the projections is not disputable and cannot happen if the tax base runs away.

— Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
However, disputable refereeing decisions, especially in the matches against Italy and Spain, led to allegations that South Korea may have benefited from favorable officiating.

— Andrew Pereira, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 June 2026

Definition of disputable

Adjective

Winds across the San Joaquin Valley floor could gust 15-20 mph at times Thursday and Friday, with the majority of more problematic winds reserved for the Sierra foothills.

— Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2026
Paul Robeson’s films from the 1930s are sometimes problematic and can pander to colonial ideas about Black people.

— Zac Ntim, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of problematic

Adjective

Whether growth alone can actually solve the federal debt is doubtful.

— Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Both stocks have rallied in 2026, with Dell up more than 350% and HPE soaring 185%, but analysts at the bank are doubtful the gains can be sustained much longer.

— Davis Giangiulio,Darla Mercado, CFP®, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of doubtful

Adjective

Strong antivirus software can help detect malicious downloads, suspicious links and other threats that may show up in follow-up scams.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Abby became suspicious of Kuehl during a private conversation about possible traitors in the group.

— Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of suspicious

Adjective

Whether a 7-inch display is really the ideal way to watch TV is debatable, but for recipes, video calls and background entertainment, the format makes sense.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026
While the advantages of retinoids like retinol—firmer, clearer, and brighter skin—are essentially fact at this point, what constitutes the best retinoid is a bit more debatable.

— Deanna Pai, Vogue, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of debatable

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