100 Best Synonyms for “Precarious”

No.	Item	Definition
1.	at risk	in danger of harm
2.	bankrupt	financially ruined or unable to pay
3.	borderline	close to failure or danger
4.	chancy	dependent on luck; risky
5.	changeable	likely to change often
6.	close-run	narrowly avoiding failure
7.	collapsing	falling apart or caving in
8.	conditional	depending on something else
9.	contingent	dependent on uncertain events
10.	critical	dangerously uncertain or serious
11.	crumbling	breaking down and unstable
12.	dangerous	likely to cause harm
13.	defenseless	unable to resist harm
14.	delicate	easily upset or damaged
15.	dicey	risky or uncertain
16.	dodgy	risky, unreliable, or suspicious
17.	doubtful	uncertain or not dependable
18.	dubious	doubtful or unreliable
19.	embryonic	at an early fragile stage
20.	endangered	seriously at risk
21.	erratic	unpredictable and inconsistent
22.	experimental	still being tested; uncertain
23.	exposed	left open to danger
24.	failing	weakening toward collapse
25.	faltering	losing strength or stability
26.	fickle	likely to change suddenly
27.	fitful	irregular and uncertain
28.	fledgling	new and not yet secure
29.	fluid	not fixed or stable
30.	foundering	failing or collapsing badly
31.	fragile	easily damaged or broken
32.	hairy	dangerous or difficult
33.	hand-to-mouth	with barely enough to survive
34.	hanging by a thread	barely secure or likely lost
35.	hanging in the balance	uncertain and unresolved
36.	hazardous	full of risk or danger
37.	iffy	uncertain or doubtful
38.	ill-secured	not safely fastened or protected
39.	immature	not fully developed or stable
40.	in jeopardy	in danger of loss
41.	in the balance	not yet decided or secure
42.	incipient	beginning to develop; not secure
43.	insecure	not safe or firmly established
44.	insubstantial	lacking strength or solidity
45.	jury-rigged	crudely assembled and unreliable
46.	knife-edge	dangerously balanced and uncertain
47.	labile	readily changing; unstable
48.	makeshift	temporary and not sturdy
49.	marginal	barely adequate or secure
50.	mercurial	quickly changing and unpredictable
51.	narrow	barely sufficient or safe
52.	nascent	just beginning and fragile
53.	near breaking point	close to failure
54.	near collapse	close to falling apart
55.	on a knife edge	in a highly risky state
56.	on shaky ground	in an insecure position
57.	on the brink	close to disaster or failure
58.	on the edge	close to danger or collapse
59.	on the ropes	close to defeat or collapse
60.	on thin ice	in a risky position
61.	patchy	uneven and unreliable
62.	pending	awaiting decision or outcome
63.	perilous	full of serious danger
64.	provisional	temporary and not certain
65.	questionable	open to doubt or risk
66.	ramshackle	badly made and unstable
67.	rickety	shaky and likely to collapse
68.	risky	involving possible danger or loss
69.	rocky	unstable and troubled
70.	shaky	unsteady or unreliable
71.	shoestring	operating with very little money
72.	sinking	going downward toward failure
73.	sliding	declining toward trouble
74.	speculative	based on uncertain outcomes
75.	spotty	irregular and inconsistent
76.	stopgap	meant only for the short term
77.	strained	under pressure and unstable
78.	teetering	unsteadily close to failure
79.	tenuous	weak, slight, or uncertain
80.	threatened	in danger of harm
81.	tight	allowing little margin for error
82.	tottering	about to fall or collapse
83.	tottery	unsteady and near collapse
84.	touch-and-go	uncertain and risky
85.	treacherous	dangerous in a hidden way
86.	uncertain	not assured or dependable
87.	undependable	not consistently reliable
88.	unreliable	not dependable or trustworthy
89.	unsafe	not safe from harm
90.	unsettled	not stable or resolved
91.	unsound	not solid or reliable
92.	unstable	not firmly fixed or secure
93.	unsteady	not stable or balanced
94.	up in the air	still uncertain or unsettled
95.	volatile	likely to change suddenly
96.	vulnerable	open to harm or attack
97.	wavering	unsteady or uncertain
98.	weakening	becoming less strong or secure
99.	wobbly	unsteady and likely to fail
100.	yielding	giving way under pressure