Synonyms of rickety
21 similar words · 15 opposite words
Another word for rickety is unsafe. Other synonyms of rickety are bone-shaking, precarious, wobbly, tottering and shaky. The opposite of rickety is strong.
Synonyms and similar words for rickety
adjectiveOf an object: not strong or sturdy, as because of poor construction or upkeep; not safe or secure.
- precariousDangerously insecure or unstable; perilous.
- rachiticOf or pertaining to, or affected by, rickets (“a disorder of infancy and early childhood due to a deficiency of vitamin...
- shakyEasily shaken; tottering; unsound.
- totteringUnsteady, precarious or rickety.
- unsafeNot safe (various senses); dangerous.
- unstable
- unsteady
- wobblyUnsteady and tending to wobble.
adjectiveMore synonyms
- bockety IrelandUnsteady, wobbly, tottering, rickety (likely to fall over).
- bone-shakingRattly, unsteady, rickety.
- craichy
- cranky
- creaky
- creakingA noise that creaks.
- droopingThat droops or droop.
- flimsy
- rottletrap British, dialectalRickety.
- shoogly British, dialectalShaky, giddy, unsteady, rickety.
- tottersomeCharacterised or marked by tottering.
- wonky Australia, UKFeeble, shaky or rickety.
- shackly US, datedShaky, rickety, ramshackle.
Opposite of rickety
adjectiveMore antonyms
- firm
- resilient
- robust
- rugged
- safe
- secure
- solid
- stalwart
- stout
- strong
- sturdy
- unprecariousNot precarious.
- untotteringNot tottering; stable; steadfast.
- well-built
- stalworth obsoleteStalwart.
Meaning of rickety
- adjective Of an object: not strong or sturdy, as because of poor construction or upkeep; not safe or secure.
- adjective Feeble in the joints; tottering.
- adjective Affected with or suffering from rickets; rachitic.
rickety in other languages
Questions about synonyms of rickety
- What is another word for rickety?
- Rickety has 21 synonyms on Word.ws, such as unsafe, bone-shaking, precarious, wobbly, tottering, shaky, rachitic and drooping.
- What is the opposite of rickety?
- The opposite of rickety is strong. Other antonyms of rickety are safe and well-built.
- What does rickety mean?
- Rickety means of an object: not strong or sturdy, as because of poor construction or upkeep; not safe or secure.
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