quavery

The word “quavery” has 3 syllables: quav-er-y

It's pronounced as /ˈkweɪ.vər.i/


What is synonym and antonym for quavery?

In the thesaurus, “quavery” has 29 synonyms and 5 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for quavery along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for quavery

  • aquiver
  • atremble
  • convulsive
  • palpitating
  • pulsating
  • quaking
  • quivering
  • rocky
  • shaking
  • shaky
  • shivering
  • shivery
  • shuddering
  • shuddery
  • staggery
  • throbbing
  • tottering
  • tottery
  • trembling
  • trembly
  • tremulous
  • unstable
  • unsteady
  • wabbling
  • wabbly
  • wavering
  • wavery
  • wobbling
  • wobbly

Antonyms for quavery

  • controlled
  • firm
  • settled
  • stable
  • steady

Meanings of quavery

  • adjective
    1. Apt to quaver; shaky, trembling.

Example Sentences

  • Despite her nerves, she delivered her speech with a quavery voice, but her determination shone through.
  • The old man's quavery laughter echoed through the halls, filled with memories of a lifetime.
  • As the wind howled outside, the windows rattled with a quavery sound, adding to the eerie atmosphere of the abandoned house.
  • Her quavery rendition of the classic song touched the hearts of everyone in the audience, evoking both nostalgia and emotion.
  • With each step deeper into the haunted forest, their voices grew more quavery, betraying their fear of the unknown lurking in the shadows.

On this page you'll find 34 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to quavery, such as: aquiver, atremble, controlled, convulsive, firm, palpitating, pulsating.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

palpitating

  • aquiver
  • aspen
  • atremble
  • beating
  • consonant
  • convulsive
  • cowardly
  • excited
  • fearful
  • fluctuating
  • jittery
  • nervous
  • oscillating
  • pit-a-patting
  • pitter-pattering
  • pulsating
  • pulsing
  • quaking
  • quaky
  • quavering
  • quavery
  • quivering
  • quivery
  • resonant
  • resounding
  • reverberant
  • ringing
  • rocky
  • shaking
  • shaky
  • shivering
  • shivery
  • shuddering
  • shuddery
  • sonorant
  • sonorous
  • staggery
  • throbbing
  • timid
  • timorous
  • tottering
  • tottery
  • trembling
  • trembly
  • tremulant
  • tremulous
  • twittery
  • unstable
  • unsteady
  • vibrating
  • wabbling
  • wabbly
  • wavering
  • wavery
  • wobbling
  • wobbly

quaking

  • active
  • agitating
  • agitation
  • alarm
  • all aquiver
  • animated
  • aquake
  • aquiver
  • ashake
  • atremble
  • beating
  • bouncing
  • bounding
  • bucketing
  • buoyant
  • cataclysm
  • chattering
  • clamor
  • cold sweat
  • commotion
  • consonant
  • consternation
  • convulsing
  • convulsive
  • disaster
  • dismay
  • doddering
  • dread
  • dynamic
  • earthquake
  • faltering
  • fear
  • ferment
  • flickering
  • fluctuant
  • fluctuating
  • flutter
  • fluttering
  • furor
  • hopping
  • horror
  • hurdling
  • infirm
  • insecure
  • irregular
  • jellylike
  • jerking
  • jerry-built
  • jiggle
  • jiggling
  • jittery
  • joggling
  • jolting
  • jouncing
  • juddering
  • leaping
  • lively
  • nervous
  • not set
  • oscillating
  • oscillation
  • outcry
  • palpitating
  • palpitation
  • panic
  • pit-a-patting
  • pitter-pattering
  • precarious
  • pulsating
  • pulsing
  • quake
  • quaver
  • quavering
  • quavery
  • quiver
  • quivering
  • quivery
  • rattletrap
  • resonant
  • resounding
  • reverberant
  • rickety
  • ringing
  • ripple
  • rocking
  • rocky
  • rootless
  • scare
  • seism
  • shake
  • shaking
  • shaky
  • shiver
  • shivering
  • shivery
  • shock
  • shudder
  • shuddering
  • shuddery
  • skipping
  • sonorant
  • sonorous
  • springing
  • staggering
  • staggery
  • swaying
  • swinging
  • teetering
  • temblor
  • terror
  • thrilling
  • throbbing
  • tottering
  • tottery
  • tremble
  • trembling
  • tremblor
  • trembly
  • tremor
  • tremorous
  • tremulous
  • trepidation
  • trepidity
  • tumbledown
  • tumult
  • turbulence
  • twitch
  • twitching
  • undulating
  • unfirm
  • unsettled
  • unsound
  • unstable
  • unsteady
  • unsure
  • upheaval
  • upturn
  • vacillating
  • vibrant
  • vibrating
  • vibration
  • wabbling
  • wabbly
  • wavering
  • wavery
  • waving
  • weak
  • wiggling
  • wobble
  • wobbling
  • wobbly
  • yielding

quivering

wabbling

wabbly

  • aquiver
  • atremble
  • capricious
  • changeable
  • convulsive
  • dizzy
  • erratic
  • fickle
  • fluctuating
  • giddy
  • groggy
  • inconstant
  • palpitating
  • precarious
  • pulsating
  • quaking
  • quavery
  • quivering
  • quivery
  • rickety
  • rocky
  • shaking
  • shaky
  • shifting
  • shivering
  • shivery
  • shuddering
  • shuddery
  • staggery
  • teetering
  • throbbing
  • tippy
  • tottering
  • tottery
  • trembling
  • trembly
  • tremulous
  • unreliable
  • unsettled
  • unsound
  • unstable
  • unsteady
  • vacillating
  • variable
  • wabbling
  • wavering
  • wavery
  • wayward
  • wiggly
  • wobbling
  • wobbly

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