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precarious

/pɹɪˈkɛəɹi.əs/adjective4 syllables

Precarious means: fraught with danger.

Synonyms for precarious13

adjective, as in fraught with danger

parlous, perilous, touch-and-go, dangerous, unsafe

adjective, as in not secure; beset with difficulties

shaky, insecure, unsafe

adjective, as in affording no ease or reassurance

unstable, uneasy

also used for precarious

unsteady, rickety, tottering, wobbly

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What does precarious mean?3

adjective

1

fraught with danger“a parlous journey on stormy seas”

2

not secure; beset with difficulties“a shaky marriage”

3

affording no ease or reassurance“a precarious truce”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with precarious?3

three syllables

various

four syllables

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Precarious in a sentence

  • The first-time precarious fisherman lazily fished dangerous poisonous fish, but soon stopped to shell peas.zahurdias
  • Once, these precarious dinghies were a rare sight in the Canary Islands.Cangarejo
  • The diplomats are in a precarious position.Hybrid
  • Yanni lives a precarious existence in Algiers.Amastan
  • Yanni lives a precarious life in Algiers.Amastan
  • Tom is in a precarious position.Hybrid

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