Antonyms of adj unsteady

2 senses of unsteady

Sense 1
unsteady (vs. steady) -- (subject to change or variation; "her unsteady walk"; "his hand was unsteady as he poured the wine"; "an unsteady voice")

steady (vs. unsteady) -- (not subject to change or variation especially in behavior; "a steady beat"; "a steady job"; "a steady breeze"; "a steady increase"; "a good steady ballplayer")
        => dependable, rock-steady, steady-going -- (consistent in performance or behavior; "dependable in one's habits"; "a steady-going family man")
        => even, regular -- (occurring at fixed intervals; "a regular beat"; "the even rhythm of his breathing")
        => firm -- ((of especially a person's physical features) not shaking or trembling; "his voice was firm and confident"; "a firm step")
        => level, unwavering -- (not showing abrupt variations; "spoke in a level voice"; "she gave him a level look"- Louis Auchincloss)
        => steadied -- (made steady or constant; "the noise became a steadied roaring")
        => sure -- (certain not to fail; "a sure hand on the throttle")
        => surefooted, sure-footed, footsure -- (not liable to stumble or fall; "on surefooted donkeys")

Sense 2
unfirm, unsteady -- (not firmly or solidly positioned; "climbing carefully up the unsteady ladder"; "an unfirm stance")

INDIRECT (VIA unfixed) -> fixed -- (securely placed or fastened or set; "a fixed piece of wood"; "a fixed resistor")

Similarity of adj unsteady

2 senses of unsteady

Sense 1
unsteady (vs. steady) -- (subject to change or variation; "her unsteady walk"; "his hand was unsteady as he poured the wine"; "an unsteady voice")
       => arrhythmic, jerking, jerky -- (lacking a steady rhythm; "an arrhythmic heartbeat")
       => convulsive, spasmodic, spastic -- (affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm; "convulsive motions"; "his body made a spasmodic jerk"; "spastic movements")
       => faltering -- (unsteady in speech or action)
       => flickering, aflicker (predicate) -- (shining unsteadily)
       => fluctuating -- (having unpredictable ups and downs; "fluctuating prices")
       => palpitant, palpitating -- (having a slight and rapid trembling motion; "palpitant movements rather than violent eruptions"; "my palpitating heart")
       => shaky, shivering, trembling -- (vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze; "a quaking bog"; "the quaking child asked for more"; "quivering leaves of a poplar tree"; "with shaking knees"; "seemed shaky on her feet"; "sparkling light from the shivering crystals of the chandelier"; "trembling hands")
       => quavering, tremulous -- ((of the voice) quivering as from weakness or fear; "the old lady's quavering voice"; "spoke timidly in a tremulous voice")
       => shifting, shifty -- (changing position or direction; "he drifted into the shifting crowd"; "their nervous shifting glances"; "shifty winds")
       => shuddering -- (shaking convulsively or violently)
       => tottering, tottery -- (unsteady in gait as from infirmity or old age; "a tottering skeleton of a horse"; "a tottery old man")
       => uneven -- (variable and recurring at irregular intervals ; "an uneven gait"; "uneven spacing")
       => wobbling -- ((of sound) fluctuating unsteadily; "a low-pitched wobbling sound")
          Also See-> agitated#1; irregular#1; uneven#1; unstable#1

Sense 2
unfirm, unsteady -- (not firmly or solidly positioned; "climbing carefully up the unsteady ladder"; "an unfirm stance")
       => unfixed (vs. fixed) -- (not firmly placed or set or fastened)

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