Synonyms of wobbly

wobbly

adjective

variants also wabbly

as in shaking

marked by or given to small uncontrollable bodily movements

all wobbly from the chills associated with the flu

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shaking
• trembly
• trembling
• shaky
• quivering
• shuddering
• wobbling
• shivering
• tottering
• tottery
• tremulous
• quavery
• quaking
• shuddery
• atremble
• unsteady
• aquiver
• convulsive
• rocky
• shivery
• throbbing
• unstable
• wavering
• pulsating
• wavery
• palpitating
• staggery

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stable
• steady
• controlled
• firm
• settled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of wobbly

Privately, even with layoffs looming once the companies are merged, the ambitious Democrats were wobbly kneed in this corporate game of chicken that MAGA-friendly Ellison would leave them holding the bag jut before the midterms. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026

Sharp knives already pose a risk of injury; a wobbly cutting board only exacerbates that risk. — Melissa Breyer, Martha Stewart, 15 Sep. 2026

Now, Harbaugh is in the unfamiliar position of lifting his wobbly players off the canvas in Week 1. — Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2026

The second season continues on in much the same form as the first, still tonally wobbly, still lacking a grounding intention and purpose. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026

These spectacular edible creations push the wobbly confection to its limits. — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2026

Carter took a wobbly Jackets boot at the Tech 43 and rumbled forward to the hosts’ 35. — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 4 Sep. 2026

King drops elephants through the air, erects wobbly Towers of Babel, lets characters run amok with depictions of her own pencils, and then summons a hand with a knife to clear a clean space on the page. — Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026

By the spring of 2023, Billy Ray Corbin had lost more than 15 percent of his body weight and was woozy and wobbly on his feet. — Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026