Dictionary of synonyms

Synonyms and antonyms of the word: precarious

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According to the UN agency, most have sought refuge among host communities, while hundreds shelter in precarious makeshift spaces with little access to basic services or protection from the armed groups.

Source: https://jamaica-star.com/article/news/20231005/haiti-facing-triple-threat-insecurity-malnutrition-disease-%E2%80%93-unicef

According to Van der Heever, the NHI Bill will further undermine the already precarious situation of the South African healthcare sector.

Source: https://www.citizen.co.za/business/healthcare-leaders-concerned-about-nhi-bill/

After being betrayed by Kendall, Logan finds himself in a precarious position, trying to pick up the pieces.

Source: https://www.cbr.com/how-logan-loves-his-family-in-succession/

After four decades, they ended up in the same precarious position they’d started.

Source: https://grist.org/drought/in-arizona-water-ruling-the-hopi-tribe-sees-limits-on-its-future/

Amid this precarious situation, the country’s sixth-largest state donor, Switzerland, is pressing ahead with plans to pull out of Haiti following a 2020 decision to end all bilateral development assistance in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Source: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/as-switzerland-leaves-haiti--swiss-ngos-fight-to-stay-on/48447614?utm_campaign=swi-rss&utm_source=multiple&utm_medium=rss&utm_content=o

Analysts from CFRA paint a precarious picture for the airline, with roughly 95% revenue reliance on domestic exposure, leaving it vulnerable amidst recession-induced consumer hesitation.

Source: https://investorplace.com/2023/08/3-airline-stocks-to-sell-in-august-before-they-crash-and-burn/

As far back as she can remember, Vina Raymundo, from Canada, constantly hovered on the precarious edge of chronic pain and acute discomfort.

Source: https://newsdiaryonline.com/healing-streams-live-services-with-pastor-chris-holds-this-october/

At the same time, newcomers, undocumented and low-income women are especially vulnerable to exploitation and precarious working conditions.

Source: https://voiceonline.com/opinion-canadians-must-champion-the-valuable-work-of-women-in-the-care-economy/

Banga's "considerable experience in managing international companies and driving investment to developing countries is what the Bank needs at such a precarious time for the global economy," McHenry said in a statement.

Source: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/money-and-banking/us-nominee-for-top-world-bank-job-gets-positive-reviews-at-g20-meeting/article66552134.ece

Because of the precarious mountain range, you should know that only eight pilots are qualified to fly through and land in Bhutan successfully.

Source: https://www.therolladailynews.com/tigers-nest-bhutan/

But looking under the hood, we see that Affirm is in a precarious position that might soon flip.

Source: https://investorplace.com/2023/11/7-turkey-stocks-to-pluck-from-your-portfolio-before-thanksgiving/

But viewing these victories in hindsight can obscure just how precarious these achievements were and still are today.

Source: https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/06/13/ai-regulation-international-nuclear/

But while that film unfolded like a controlled, meticulously paced thriller, Bobi Wine: The People’s President places the camera on the precarious frontline of a political battle that could prove to be fatal.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/sep/03/bobi-wine-the-peoples-president-review-electric-insight-into-ugandan-power-struggle

“By next Tuesday, the intense hurricane can be located hundreds of miles off the U.S. East Coast, in a very precarious position for potential impacts across parts of the U.S. East Coast, Bermuda or Atlantic Canada,” Porter added.

Source: https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/09/05/tropical-depression-13-will-likely-become-powerful-hurricane-in-record-warm-waters-east-coast-could-be-threatened/

Chairs can be turned to “other purposes”, she says, from changing light bulbs and propping open doors to a precarious base for sex, rather than just supporting inert bodies.

Source: https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/exhibitions/sarah-lucas-happy-gas-tate-britain-exhibition-review-bunnies-b1109161.html

Due to challenges associated with Covid and the current precarious economic environment, NKE shares lost around 12% over the past year.

Source: https://seekingalpha.com/article/4572111-nike-stock-consistent-dividend-payer-china-reopening-tailwind?source=feed_all_articles

Everton’s profligacy in the transfer market under Moshiri has left them in a precarious financial situation.

Source: https://www.liverpoolworld.uk/sport/football/everton/sam-allardyce-makes-777-partners-and-farhad-moshiri-claims-amid-everton-takeover-4335065