Difference between Unstable and Unsteady

What is the difference between Unstable and Unsteady?

Unstable as an adjective is having a strong tendency to change while Unsteady as an adjective is not held firmly in position.

Unstable

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Having a strong tendency to change Fluctuating; not constant fickle unpredictable Readily decompasable Radioactive, especially with a short half-life

Example sentence: Yes, 85 percent of the art you see isn't any good. But everyone has a different opinion about which 85 percent is bad. That in turn creates fantastically unstable interplay and argument.

Unsteady

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To render unsteady, removing balance.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Not held firmly in position.Noted for lack of regularity or uniformity.Inconstant in purpose, or volatile in behaviour.

We hope you now know whether to use Unstable or Unsteady in your sentence.

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