UNSTEADINESS Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

unsteadiness

noun

as in instability

the quality or state of not being firmly fixed in position blamed the poor quality of the video on the tripod's unsteadiness

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Recent Examples of unsteadiness Unlike dizziness — which causes lightheadedness or unsteadiness — vertigo feels more like spinning. —

Lindsey Bever, Washington Post, 27 May 2026 Those dates were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and later canceled following Dion's 2022 diagnosis of stiff-person syndrome, a rare neurological disorder that includes rigidity and stiffness of certain areas of the body, causing unsteadiness, slower movements and difficulties walking. —

Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 30 Mar. 2026 Can’t slam anyone for that, and the unsteadiness was real and the moment was more poignant because of it. —

Dominic Patten, Deadline, 15 Mar. 2026 The recent private jobs reports released from ADP also showed unsteadiness. —

Steve Kopack, NBC news, 3 Dec. 2025

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instability

Noun

Analysts also questioned the geopolitical situation, particularly in the Middle East, where sales have been affected by broader regional instability, but Garcia Tapia stressed that the impact has been contained after early closures at the start of the Iran war.

— Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 3 June 2026
In the case of the inner binary in TIC 295741342, that would result in a zone of instability out to an orbital period of 19 days, which is still pretty close to the binary stars.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 3 June 2026