precarious

Letters that make precarious

s, a, o, e, p, c, r, i, u are letters that make 'precarious'

Words within precarious

re, PR, EC, IOU, ar, RI, carious, car, Rio, US, AR, CA, Io, Re, Ar, Ca, Pr are words within 'precarious'


3 possible definitions for 'precarious'

Precarious as "fraught with danger"

Under this definition, precarious is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

parlous, perilous, touch-and-go have the same meaning as 'precarious'

Derivatives of precarious

precariousness, endangerment, peril, hazard, risk, danger, hazardousness, perilousness, jeopardy, riskiness are derivatives of 'precarious'.

Similar to precarious

dangerous, unsafe are similar to 'precarious'.

Example of precarious used within this context

"dangerous waters", "a parlous journey on stormy seas", "a perilous voyage across the Atlantic in a small boat", "the precarious life of an undersea diver", "dangerous surgery followed by a touch-and-go recovery"


Precarious as "not secure, beset with difficulties"

Under this definition, precarious is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

shaky has the same meaning as precarious

Derivatives of precarious

uncertainty, uncertainness, precariousness, shakiness are derivatives of 'precarious'.

Similar to precarious

insecure, unsafe are similar to 'precarious'.


Precarious as "affording no ease or reassurance"

Under this definition, precarious is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

unstable has the same meaning as precarious

Derivatives of precarious

uncertainty, uncertainness, precariousness, instability, unstableness are derivatives of 'precarious'.

Similar to precarious

uneasy is similar to precarious.

Example of precarious used within this context

"a precarious truce"



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