unsteadiness

Other forms: unsteadinesses

Definitions of unsteadiness
  1. noun
    the quality of not being steady or securely fixed in place
    synonyms: ricketiness
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    antonyms:
    steadiness
    the quality of being steady or securely and immovably fixed in place
    type of:
    movability, movableness
    the quality of being movable; capable of being moved or rearranged
  2. noun
    the quality of being unsteady--varying and unpredictable
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    antonyms:
    steadiness
    the quality of being steady--regular and unvarying
    types:
    instability, unstableness
    the quality or attribute of being unstable and irresolute
    shakiness
    the quality of being unstable and insecure
    type of:
    irregularity, unregularity
    not characterized by a fixed principle or rate; at irregular intervals
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