precariousness

Noun

Meaning

being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance

extreme dangerousness

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

uncertainty uncertainness slipperiness risk chance exposure danger doubt vulnerable anxiety adventure instability hazard precarious hesitation
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Antonyms

security advantage balance confidence convenience calm
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Hypernyms

quality dangerousness

Hyponyms

question doubt indefiniteness improbability doubtfulness dubiousness

Related terms

precarious

Phrases with the word

precariousness to

Examples

the uncertainty of the outcome Source: Internet

the precariousness of his income Source: Internet

But the Australian Open, set apart from nearby streets, surrounded by gates and high walls, had a decidedly different feel from the bare bones precariousness of the demonstration. Source: Internet

In numerous cases where service has been restored, access has depended on legal intervention or philanthropic goodwill, underscoring the precariousness of public works, even during a pandemic. Source: Internet

Father Donoro: My God, what have I done … I won’t be able to get used to living in such precariousness and, even worse, I will never be able to distance myself from pain. Source: Internet

The precariousness of these companies is reflected in the financial vulnerability of Nevsun, a company that has been riding a rollercoaster – jumping from one way of financing itself into another – since the UNSC resolution to sanction Eritrea. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

precarious place precarious situation precariously precariousness to precarisation precarity