WAVERY Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

wavery

adjective

Definition of wavery

as in wobbly

Related Words

Relevance

Dissimilar Words

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for wavery

Adjective

These spectacular edible creations push the wobbly confection to its limits.

— Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 5 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

Definition of wobbly

Adjective

The first few series for Marshall were a little shaky, and Kansas led just 6-0 early in the second quarter.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026
Stocks kicked off September on shaky footing as higher oil prices and Treasury yields tested investors' appetite for some of the market's biggest artificial intelligence winners.

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of shaky

Adjective

Chiles, who had a rocky two-year stint as the Spartans’ starter, finished 14-of-24 passing for 273 yards and a touchdown against a perennial FCS national title contender.

— The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Although the candidate planet was ultimately discredited, genuine hot, rocky planets do exist around other stars.

— Alix Freckelton, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of rocky

Adjective

Scrolling in the back of an Uber on the way to a party, and slightly tipsy, Roth found his way into another live auction.

— Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2026
The breaking of silence in a tipsy twilight, if only for the sake of comical nonsense, can be as blessed as the break of dawn.

— Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of tipsy

Adjective

Things are changing in the wonky, weighty world of college accreditation, and in some ways, Georgia is at the center of the national overhaul.

— Jason Armesto, AJC.com, 1 Sep. 2026
The Tigers are breaking in a ton of new players as well as the aforementioned new coaching staff, and the fact that this is at a neutral site in Atlanta makes this game extra wonky.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of wonky

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

wavers

wavery

waves

See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

Style

“Wavery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wavery. Accessed 10 Sep. 2026.

Copy Citation

Synonyms of wavery

adjective

Example Sentences

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

loath

Popular in Grammar & Usage

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

Why do we use apostrophes to show possession?

Is it 'nerve-racking' or 'nerve-wracking'?

What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'?

Popular in Wordplay

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Back to School Vocabulary

Words from the 'Odyssey'

Ye Olde Nincompoop: Old-Fashioned Words for 'Stupid'

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

Popular

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Back to School Vocabulary

Games & Quizzes