STAGGERY Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

staggery

adjective

Definition of staggery

as in rocky

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Adjective

Winding through arid basins and rocky mountain passes, the road to the Adelanto ICE Processing Center climbs to 2,500 feet before opening into the vast expanses of the Mojave high desert.

— Aarne Heikkila, NBC news, 26 Oct. 2026
First-year head coach Ryan Silverfield has had a rocky start before getting that win.

— PJ Green October 26, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of rocky

Adjective

Water essentially acts as a catalyst that spontaneously creates particles known as hydroxyl radicals, unstable molecules linked to aging and disease.

— Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
If a tree appears diseased, unstable or at risk of falling, consider documenting the problem and notifying the owner in writing.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of unstable

Adjective

Standing 10 yards in front of us on a corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue was a shivering elderly woman who looked lost.

— Richard Greenberg, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
What she’s produced is a searching, pointedly disorienting text, studded with passages of extreme beauty and generous humor, that wears whimsy like a shivering veil over consuming discomfort, even terror.

— Paul McAdory, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025

Definition of shivering

Adjective

Oil prices remained unsteady on Wednesday following big swings this month on uncertainty about when the energy industry can return to normal.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
As on television, Seyfried nails Holmes’s wide eyes, unsteady mannerisms, deep voice, and mysterious vocal cadence that makes the character both unreal and oddly human.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of unsteady

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staging

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