rickety 15 antonyms and opposites of rickety. Adj — Weak, shaky, or unstable, typically because of poor construction or age. Synonyms for rickety bockety bone-shaking craichy cranky creaky creaking drooping flimsy precarious unsteady rottletrap shackly shaky shoogly tottering tottersome unsafe unstable wobbly wonky Antonyms for rickety firm resilient robust rugged safe solid secure stalwart stalworth stout strong sturdy unprecarious well-built untottering ← Back to the full definition of rickety