English Synonym Finder

rickety

Definitions

Likely to collapse or fall apart; shaky.

Poorly made and in a state of disrepair.

Examples

We carefully crossed the rickety wooden bridge that spanned the narrow creek.

The old man sat on a rickety chair that creaked with every movement.

After years of neglect, the rickety staircase was no longer safe to climb.

Synonyms

unsteady shaky wobbly frail feeble ramshackle dilapidated

Antonyms

sturdy stable solid firm robust strong durable