WAVERY Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

wavery

adjective

Definition of wavery

as in wobbly

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The Panthers are now 3-4 and could still sit atop a wobbly NFC South depending on how this weekend’s slate of games go.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 30 Oct. 2026
Many hope Big Tech earnings due this week will further stabilize a wobbly market that has grown wary of excessive AI spending.

— Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of wobbly

Adjective

Weak consumer sentiment has weighed on restaurant stocks recently, plus market volatility has resulted in a shaky IPO market for companies across a range of industries.

— Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
In the months leading up to the elections, consumer sentiment was shaky.

— Vogue Business, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of shaky

Adjective

The model could help astronomers identify atmospheric signals on rocky exoplanets that cannot be explained by geological and other non-biological processes.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
Florida has had rocky vote-counting experiences before, but local elections supervisors have learned from those decades-old mistakes.

— Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of rocky

Adjective

Wide-eyed children and tipsy fathers are spellbound by the playacting queens, unbearably luminous in their regalia.

— Alessandra Schade, Vanity Fair, 28 Oct. 2026
Nithya Raman was working the beer taps, refilling the glasses of tipsy patrons during a campaign stop at Tom Bergin’s Irish pub in the Fairfax District.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of tipsy

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His eclectic back catalog is more like a pick’n’mix of Swedish candy, filled with syrupy electro-pop and wonky and soulful house.

— Harry Thorfinn-George, Pitchfork, 22 Oct. 2026
Small business owners are being held up by other wonky processes at the city’s Zoning Board of Appeals, which decides whether beauty and nail salons, barber shops, tattoo parlors and outdoor patios can be built.

— A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of wonky

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