What is another word for unstable?
1390 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ ʌnstˈe͡ɪbə͡l], [ ʌnstˈeɪbəl], [ ʌ_n_s_t_ˈeɪ_b_əl]
Unstable is a word that describes something that is not firmly supported, secure or steady. There are many synonyms for this term, each providing a slightly different shade of meaning. For example, "unreliable" describes something that cannot be depended upon, while "insecure" refers to something that is not safe or reliable. The word "fluctuating" is useful to describe something that is unstable in a constantly changing way, while "volatile" suggests that something is prone to sudden changes in mood or behavior. Other synonyms include "shaky," "unsettled," "precarious," and "unpredictable," which all convey a sense of instability and lack of security.
Synonyms for Unstable:
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adj.
• capricious- Humorsome ,
- Vagarious ,
- YOYO ,
- any way the wind blows ,
- changeful ,
- yo-yo ,
- flaky ,
- notional ,
- oddest ,
- up and down .
- Permutable ,
- Transposable ,
- Vicissitudinous ,
- adaptable ,
- adjustable ,
- alterable ,
- commutative ,
- convertible ,
- ever-changing ,
- flexible ,
- flighty ,
- inconstant ,
- mercurial ,
- modifiable ,
- movable ,
- mutable ,
- protean ,
- reformable ,
- reversible ,
- revocable ,
- shifting ,
- transformable ,
- transitional ,
- unsteady ,
- vacillating ,
- versatile ,
- wavering .
- decomposable ,
- destructible ,
- easily spoiled ,
- de composable ,
- de-composable ,
- more decomposable ,
- more destructible ,
- most decomposable ,
- most destructible .
- easily affected ,
- emotionable ,
- hypersensitive ,
- sensatory ,
- supersensitive ,
- touchy feely ,
- tuned in ,
- turned on to ,
- oversensitive ,
- sensory .
- more orderless ,
- more unmethodical ,
- most orderless ,
- most unmethodical ,
- un methodical ,
- un systematic ,
- un-methodical ,
- un-systematic ,
- without purpose .
- in calculable ,
- in-calculable ,
- meandering ,
- more directionless ,
- more fluctuant ,
- more oddball ,
- more undirected ,
- most directionless ,
- most fluctuant ,
- most undirected ,
- un directed ,
- un usual ,
- un-directed ,
- un-natural ,
- un-usual .
- at boiling point ,
- ex plosive ,
- ex-plosive ,
- more convulsive ,
- more detonating ,
- more detonative ,
- more eruptive ,
- more fulminant ,
- more fulminating ,
- most convulsive ,
- most detonating ,
- most detonative ,
- most eruptive ,
- most fulminant ,
- most fulminating ,
- raging ,
- un controllable ,
- un-controllable .
- dis honest ,
- dis-honest ,
- doubledealing ,
- doubting ,
- more cheating ,
- more double crossing ,
- more double-crossing ,
- more doublecrossing ,
- more two timing ,
- more two-timing ,
- more twotiming ,
- more unconverted ,
- more unloyal ,
- most cheating ,
- most double crossing ,
- most double-crossing ,
- most doublecrossing ,
- most two timing ,
- most two-timing ,
- most twotiming ,
- most unconverted ,
- most unloyal ,
- perfidious ,
- two faced ,
- twofaced ,
- un believing ,
- un converted ,
- un faithful ,
- un loyal ,
- un true ,
- un truer ,
- un truest ,
- un trustworthy ,
- un truthful ,
- un-believing ,
- un-converted ,
- un-faithful ,
- un-loyal ,
- un-true ,
- un-truer ,
- un-truest ,
- un-trustworthy ,
- un-truthful ,
- untruthful .
- bits pieces ,
- herky jerky ,
- herkyjerky ,
- more herky jerky ,
- more herky-jerky ,
- more herkyjerky ,
- more on again off again ,
- more on-again-off-again ,
- more spastic ,
- most herky jerky ,
- most herky-jerky ,
- most herkyjerky ,
- most on again off again ,
- most on-again-off-again ,
- most spastic ,
- re current ,
- re-current .
- more airheaded ,
- more bubbleheaded ,
- more dingbat ,
- more dingdong ,
- more twit ,
- most airheaded ,
- most bubbleheaded ,
- most dingbat ,
- most dingdong ,
- most twit .
- dis sonant ,
- dis-sonant ,
- in compatible ,
- in congruent ,
- in congruous ,
- in consistent ,
- in-coherent ,
- in-compatible ,
- in-congruent ,
- in-congruous ,
- in-consistent ,
- out step .
- hemming hawing ,
- hot cold ,
- in decisive ,
- in-decisive ,
- more astraddle ,
- more faltering ,
- more weak kneed ,
- more weak-kneed ,
- more weakkneed ,
- most astraddle ,
- most faltering ,
- most weak kneed ,
- most weak-kneed ,
- most weakkneed ,
- on fence ,
- un clear ,
- un clearest ,
- un determined ,
- un eventful ,
- un-clear ,
- un-clearest ,
- un-determined ,
- un-eventful ,
- weak kneed ,
- weak-kneed ,
- weakkneed ,
- wishy washy ,
- wishywashy .
- in firmer ,
- in firmest ,
- in-firm ,
- in-firmer ,
- in-firmest ,
- more anile ,
- more enfeebled ,
- more sensile ,
- most anile ,
- most enfeebled ,
- most sensile ,
- un substantial ,
- un-substantial .
- in secure ,
- in securer ,
- in securest ,
- in substantial ,
- in-secure ,
- in-securer ,
- in-securest ,
- in-substantial ,
- more rootless ,
- more unshielded ,
- most rootless ,
- most unshielded ,
- open attack ,
- un guarded ,
- un protected ,
- un shielded ,
- un-guarded ,
- un-protected ,
- un-shielded ,
- unguarded ,
- unprotected .
- dis connected ,
- dis jointed ,
- dis-connected ,
- dis-jointed ,
- in judicious ,
- in sane ,
- in saner ,
- in sanest ,
- in valid ,
- in-judicious ,
- in-sane ,
- in-saner ,
- in-valid ,
- kooky ,
- more cockamamie ,
- more off the wall ,
- more off-the-wall ,
- more reasonless ,
- more unreasoning ,
- most cockamamie ,
- most off the wall ,
- most off-the-wall ,
- most reasonless ,
- most unreasoning ,
- un reasoning ,
- un thinking ,
- un wise ,
- un wiser ,
- un wisest ,
- un-reasoning ,
- un-thinking ,
- un-wise ,
- un-wiser ,
- un-wisest .
- devil may care ,
- fly by night ,
- ill considered ,
- ill-considered ,
- illconsidered ,
- in cautious ,
- in-cautious ,
- more unanswerable ,
- more uncareful ,
- most unanswerable ,
- most uncareful ,
- no account ,
- noaccount ,
- un accountable ,
- un answerable ,
- un careful ,
- un-accountable ,
- un-answerable ,
- un-careful .
- flippest ,
- irrepressible ,
- more short fuse ,
- more short-fuse ,
- more shortfuse ,
- most short fuse ,
- most short-fuse ,
- most shortfuse ,
- shortfuse .
- bundle nerves ,
- dis ordered ,
- dis oriented ,
- dis-ordered ,
- dis-oriented ,
- more choked ,
- more clutched ,
- more hysteric ,
- more obsessive ,
- more psychoneurotic ,
- most choked ,
- most clutched ,
- most hysteric ,
- most manic ,
- most obsessive ,
- most psychoneurotic ,
- psycho neurotic ,
- psycho-neurotic ,
- up tight ,
- up-set ,
- up-tight .
- around bend ,
- off head ,
- off one head ,
- off ones head ,
- out head ,
- out mind ,
- out of one head ,
- out of one mind ,
- out of one tree ,
- out of ones head ,
- out of ones mind ,
- out of ones tree ,
- out of tree ,
- out one head ,
- out one mind ,
- out one tree ,
- out one's head ,
- out one's mind ,
- out one's tree ,
- out ones head ,
- out ones mind ,
- out ones tree ,
- out tree .
- ill ease ,
- more bustling ,
- more fidgeting ,
- more unpeaceful ,
- more unrestful ,
- most bustling ,
- most fidgeting ,
- most unpeaceful ,
- most unrestful ,
- tossing turning ,
- un peaceful ,
- un restful ,
- un-peaceful ,
- un-restful .
- bandaid ,
- for time being ,
- makedo ,
- more band aid ,
- more band-aid ,
- more bandaid ,
- more make do ,
- more make-do ,
- more makedo ,
- more overnight ,
- most band aid ,
- most band-aid ,
- most bandaid ,
- most make do ,
- most make-do ,
- most makedo ,
- most overnight ,
- over-night ,
- pro visional ,
- suppliest ,
- temp .
- flasher ,
- flashest ,
- more deciduous ,
- more emigrating ,
- more migrating ,
- more vacating ,
- most deciduous ,
- most emigrating ,
- most migrating ,
- most vacating ,
- trans migratory ,
- trans-migratory .
- Moiling ,
- howling ,
- in-clement ,
- more blustering ,
- more foaming ,
- more howling ,
- more moiling ,
- more ruffled ,
- more stormful ,
- more storming ,
- more swirling ,
- most blustering ,
- most foaming ,
- most howling ,
- most moiling ,
- most ruffled ,
- most stormful ,
- most storming ,
- most swirling ,
- tumultous tumultuous ,
- tumultous- tumultuous .
- un apter ,
- un aptest ,
- un likelier ,
- un likeliest ,
- un likely ,
- un-apter ,
- un-aptest ,
- un-likelier ,
- un-likely .
- dis proportionate ,
- dis-proportionate ,
- more unglued ,
- more unscrewed ,
- more unsymmetrical ,
- most unglued ,
- most unscrewed ,
- most unsymmetrical ,
- offbalance ,
- out lunch ,
- top heavy ,
- topheavy ,
- un balanced ,
- un equal ,
- un even ,
- un glued ,
- un screwed ,
- un symmetrical ,
- un-balanced ,
- un-equal ,
- un-even ,
- un-glued ,
- un-screwed ,
- un-symmetrical ,
- unsymmetrical .
- bummest ,
- more trustless ,
- more unassured ,
- most trustless ,
- most unassured ,
- nogood ,
- trickest ,
- un assured ,
- un dependable ,
- un-assured ,
- un-dependable .
- dis composed ,
- dis mayed ,
- dis quieted ,
- dis-composed ,
- dis-mayed ,
- dis-quieted ,
- harassed ,
- more anguished ,
- more discomposed ,
- more dismayed ,
- more disquieted ,
- more harassed ,
- more palpitant ,
- more tormented ,
- more vexed ,
- most anguished ,
- most discomposed ,
- most dismayed ,
- most disquieted ,
- most harassed ,
- most palpitant ,
- most tormented ,
- most vexed ,
- on qui vive ,
- un easier ,
- un easiest ,
- un easy ,
- un-easier ,
- un-easiest ,
- un-easy .
- dis orderly ,
- dis-orderly ,
- more rattled ,
- more unnerved ,
- most rattled ,
- most unnerved ,
- un nerved ,
- un settled ,
- un-nerved ,
- un-settled ,
- unnerved .
- dis eased ,
- dis-eased ,
- in correct ,
- more unbacked ,
- most unbacked ,
- not solid ,
- un backed ,
- un sound ,
- un sounder ,
- un soundest ,
- un-backed ,
- un-sound ,
- un-sounder ,
- un-soundest .
- tippier ,
- tippiest ,
- un steadier ,
- un steadiest ,
- un steady ,
- un-steadier ,
- un-steadiest ,
- un-steady ,
- unsteadiest ,
- wabblier ,
- wabbliest ,
- wigglier ,
- wiggliest .
- betwixt between ,
- dis trustful ,
- dis-trustful ,
- in quandary ,
- mis trustful ,
- mis-trustful ,
- more unconfident ,
- more unconvinced ,
- most unconfident ,
- most unconvinced ,
- un confident ,
- un convinced ,
- un sure ,
- un trustier ,
- un trustiest ,
- un trusty ,
- un-confident ,
- un-convinced ,
- un-sure ,
- un-trustier ,
- un-trustiest ,
- un-trusty ,
- untrustier ,
- untrustiest .
- cross grained ,
- dis obedient ,
- dis-obedient ,
- in corrigible ,
- in subordinate ,
- in tractable ,
- in-corrigible ,
- in-subordinate ,
- in-tractable ,
- more cross grained ,
- more cross-grained ,
- more crossgrained ,
- more self willed ,
- more self-willed ,
- more selfwilled ,
- most cross grained ,
- most cross-grained ,
- most crossgrained ,
- most self willed ,
- most self-willed ,
- most selfwilled ,
- self indulgent ,
- self willed ,
- selfindulgent ,
- selfwilled ,
- un compliant ,
- un-compliant ,
- un-governable .
Other synonyms:
- delicate ,
- dizzy ,
- fucked-up ,
- hung up ,
- inconsistency ,
- mixed-up ,
- reptilian ,
- responsible ,
- tricky ,
- unpredictable .
- various .
Other relevant words:
- Addle-pated ,
- Crack-brained ,
- Crumbling ,
- Daffy ,
- Decaying ,
- Deteriorated ,
- Deviating ,
- Deviatory ,
- Disintegrating ,
- Disquietly ,
- Diversiform ,
- Dull-witted ,
- Fatuitous ,
- Feather-brained ,
- Feeble-minded ,
- Flitting ,
- Fluctuant ,
- Guideless ,
- Heeling ,
- Inconsonant ,
- Instabilities ,
- Instable ,
- Jeopardous ,
- Numskulled ,
- Rattle-brained ,
- Rattletrap ,
- Susceptive ,
- Teetering ,
- Unapt ,
- Unenduring ,
- Unequable ,
- Unsettlement ,
- Unsolid ,
- Unstaid ,
- Unsteadfast ,
- Vicissitudinary ,
- aberrant ,
- abnormal ,
- adrift ,
- afloat ,
- agitate ,
- agitated ,
- agitation ,
- ailing ,
- alarming ,
- alarmingly ,
- alteration ,
- altering ,
- alternating ,
- alternation ,
- amalgamation ,
- ambiguous ,
- amorphous ,
- annoyingly ,
- antiquated ,
- anxious ,
- asinine ,
- asymmetric ,
- bad ,
- balmy ,
- balmy orbarmy ,
- bananas ,
- barmy ,
- barter ,
- batty ,
- bedraggled ,
- bemused ,
- beyond repair ,
- bird-brained ,
- blockheaded ,
- boneheaded ,
- bonkers ,
- borderline ,
- brainless ,
- brainsick ,
- brittle ,
- broken-down ,
- buoyant ,
- calm ,
- canted ,
- cash ,
- certifiable ,
- chameleon-like ,
- chameleonic ,
- chancy ,
- change ,
- changeableness ,
- charged ,
- choppy ,
- coalition ,
- confuse ,
- confused ,
- confusion ,
- corruptible ,
- coseismal ,
- coseismic ,
- crackers ,
- crank ,
- cranky ,
- crazy ,
- creaking ,
- creaky ,
- critical ,
- crotchety ,
- cuckoo ,
- daft ,
- dainty ,
- decayed ,
- deciduous ,
- decrepit ,
- defective ,
- demented ,
- derange ,
- deranged ,
- derelict ,
- destruction ,
- desultory ,
- deviant ,
- deviative ,
- dicey ,
- dickey ,
- different ,
- differing ,
- difficult ,
- dilapidated ,
- dim ,
- dim-witted ,
- dippy ,
- discomfit ,
- discomfort ,
- discompose ,
- disconcertingly ,
- disloyal ,
- disordered ,
- disorderly ,
- disquiet ,
- disquietingly ,
- disreputable ,
- distinct ,
- distortable ,
- distraught ,
- distressingly ,
- disturb ,
- disturbance ,
- disturbed ,
- disturbingly ,
- divaricate ,
- divergent ,
- diversified ,
- doddering ,
- dodgy ,
- dopey ,
- dopy ,
- dotty ,
- doubtful ,
- dubious ,
- dumb ,
- dying ,
- eccentric ,
- effervescent ,
- elastic ,
- embarrass ,
- empty-headed ,
- ephemeral ,
- erose ,
- evanescent ,
- exchange ,
- excitable ,
- excitement ,
- explosive ,
- fading ,
- faithless ,
- fallacious ,
- falling apart ,
- falling down ,
- faltering ,
- fanciful ,
- fatuous ,
- faulty ,
- fear ,
- feeble ,
- fitful ,
- fleeting ,
- flickering ,
- flow ,
- flowing ,
- fluctuating ,
- fluctuation ,
- fluent ,
- fluky ,
- flux ,
- fly-by-night ,
- flying ,
- foolish ,
- formless ,
- fragile ,
- frail ,
- fraught ,
- frivolous ,
- fugacious ,
- fugitive ,
- fusion ,
- giddy ,
- goofy ,
- grievously ,
- hairy ,
- halfwitted ,
- haphazard ,
- hare-brained ,
- hazardous ,
- helpless ,
- hot ,
- idiotic ,
- iffy ,
- ill at ease ,
- illomened ,
- imbecilic ,
- impatiently ,
- imperfect ,
- impermanent ,
- impetuous ,
- impulsive ,
- in disrepair ,
- in the balance ,
- inadequate ,
- inane ,
- inappropriate ,
- incongruous ,
- inconstancy ,
- indecisive ,
- indefinite ,
- industriously ,
- inflammable ,
- inquietude ,
- insane ,
- insecure ,
- instability ,
- insubstantial ,
- intermittent ,
- irrational ,
- irregular ,
- irresolution ,
- irresponsible ,
- irritatingly ,
- jagged ,
- jerky ,
- jerry-built ,
- labile ,
- laboriously ,
- leaning ,
- light-headed ,
- limp ,
- liquid ,
- listing ,
- loco ,
- loony ,
- loose ,
- lop-sided ,
- lopsided ,
- lubricious ,
- lunatic ,
- mad ,
- malleable ,
- mazy ,
- mental ,
- mentally ill ,
- metamorphic ,
- misgiving ,
- mobile ,
- mobility ,
- modification ,
- momentary ,
- moody ,
- moronic ,
- mortal ,
- motley ,
- moving ,
- muddle-headed ,
- mutability ,
- nasty ,
- neglected ,
- nervous ,
- non compos mentis ,
- nonconformist ,
- nondurable ,
- nonpermanent ,
- nonsensical ,
- nonstandard ,
- nonuniform ,
- not fixed ,
- numbskulled ,
- nuts ,
- nutty ,
- obsessive ,
- obtuse ,
- occasional ,
- of unsound mind ,
- off one's rocker ,
- off rocker ,
- off-balance ,
- oily ,
- ominous ,
- oscillation ,
- out of head ,
- out of one's mind ,
- overbalanced ,
- overturn ,
- overwrought ,
- painstakingly ,
- parlous ,
- passing ,
- perilous ,
- periodic ,
- perishable ,
- perturbation ,
- plastic ,
- pliant ,
- pluralistic ,
- poor ,
- portable ,
- potty ,
- precariousness ,
- pro tem ,
- problematic ,
- provisional ,
- provisory ,
- psycho ,
- psychoneurotic ,
- psychotic ,
- qualm ,
- questionable ,
- quicksilver ,
- quirky ,
- ragged ,
- rambling ,
- ramshackle ,
- rarely vacillant ,
- reactive ,
- reduced ,
- resilient ,
- restlessly ,
- rickety ,
- riffle ,
- risky ,
- rockbound ,
- rocky ,
- rootless ,
- rotten ,
- rough ,
- roving ,
- ruffle ,
- ruined ,
- run-down ,
- runny ,
- sashay ,
- scatterbrained ,
- screwy ,
- scruple ,
- seismal ,
- seismic ,
- sensitive ,
- separate ,
- shaking ,
- shaky ,
- shapeless ,
- shift ,
- shifty ,
- shockingly ,
- short-lived ,
- short-range ,
- short-term ,
- shuffling ,
- sickly ,
- silly ,
- simple-minded ,
- skittish ,
- slight ,
- slippery ,
- slow-witted ,
- smooth ,
- soft ,
- spasmodic ,
- spineless ,
- sporadic ,
- startlingly ,
- stolid ,
- stupid ,
- tatterdemalion ,
- temporal ,
- temporary ,
- tender ,
- tense ,
- tentative ,
- tenuous ,
- tergiversating ,
- thermolabile ,
- thick ,
- thickheaded ,
- threatening ,
- tippy ,
- tipsy ,
- top-heavy ,
- tottering ,
- touch-and-go ,
- touched ,
- touchy ,
- transient ,
- transitive ,
- transitory ,
- treacherous ,
- trembling ,
- tremulous ,
- trick ,
- tumbledown ,
- tumult ,
- turbulent ,
- turmoil ,
- twist ,
- ugly ,
- unaccountable ,
- unassured ,
- unbalanced ,
- uncertainly ,
- uncontrolled ,
- undecided ,
- undependable ,
- undisciplined ,
- unease ,
- uneasily ,
- uneasiness ,
- uneasy ,
- unequal ,
- uneven ,
- unfaithful ,
- unfirm ,
- unfit ,
- unfixed ,
- unformed ,
- unhealthy ,
- unhinged ,
- unnervingly ,
- unorthodox ,
- unquiet ,
- unrest ,
- unrestrained ,
- unscientific ,
- unsealed ,
- unsettle ,
- unsettlingly ,
- unsound ,
- unstableness ,
- unsturdy ,
- unsubstantial ,
- unsubstantiated ,
- unsupported ,
- unsymmetric ,
- unsystematic ,
- untrustworthy ,
- unwell ,
- upset ,
- vacillate ,
- vacillation ,
- vagrant ,
- vague ,
- variation ,
- variegated ,
- variform ,
- versatility ,
- vertiginous ,
- vibratory ,
- vicissitude ,
- volcanic ,
- wacky ,
- wandering ,
- wanton ,
- wasted ,
- waterlogged ,
- wavery ,
- wavy ,
- wayward ,
- weathercock ,
- weaving ,
- wiggly ,
- wild ,
- wishy-washy ,
- withered ,
- witless ,
- wobbling ,
- wobbly ,
- wonky ,
- worryingly ,
- wriggly ,
- writhing .
- Crossgrained ,
- Double dealing ,
- Doubtable ,
- Orderless ,
- Stormful ,
- Trustless ,
- Wabbly ,
- airheaded ,
- all nerves ,
- anguished ,
- anile ,
- around the bend ,
- astraddle ,
- at odds ,
- at the boiling point ,
- at variance ,
- band aid ,
- betwixt and between ,
- birdbrained ,
- bits and pieces ,
- bubbleheaded ,
- bundle of nerves ,
- changeable ,
- cockamamie ,
- convulsive ,
- cross-grained ,
- detonative ,
- dingdong ,
- directionless ,
- eruptive ,
- fickle ,
- flawed ,
- flipper ,
- fluid ,
- for the time being ,
- fulminant ,
- glace ,
- hanging by thread ,
- harebrained ,
- hemming and hawing ,
- herky-jerky ,
- hot and cold ,
- hysteric ,
- in a quandary ,
- in conflict ,
- in firm ,
- in poor health ,
- in turmoil ,
- irresolute ,
- laid low ,
- make do ,
- make-do ,
- maladaptive ,
- nervous wreck ,
- no bargain ,
- no good ,
- nobody home ,
- not all there ,
- not balanced ,
- not there ,
- nutsy ,
- of two minds ,
- off balance ,
- off one's head ,
- off-the-wall ,
- on a limb ,
- on the qui vive ,
- on thin ice ,
- on-again-off-again ,
- open to attack ,
- out of mind ,
- out of one's head ,
- out of one's tree ,
- out of step ,
- out on limb ,
- over night ,
- over-wrought ,
- overnight ,
- palpitant ,
- playing with fire ,
- precarious ,
- psychiatric ,
- reasonless ,
- restless ,
- self-willed ,
- sensile ,
- short-fuse ,
- spastic ,
- stirred up ,
- strung out ,
- supplier ,
- tossing and turning ,
- touch and go ,
- tricker ,
- unanswerable ,
- unbacked ,
- uncareful ,
- unconfident ,
- unconverted ,
- unconvinced ,
- undirected ,
- unglued ,
- unloyal ,
- unmethodical ,
- unpeaceful ,
- unreasoning ,
- unrestful ,
- unscrewed ,
- unsettled ,
- unshielded ,
- untrusty ,
- up for grabs ,
- up set ,
- variable ,
- varying ,
- volatile ,
- weakly .
- day ,
- endangered ,
- exposed ,
- fire ,
- hang ,
- indefensible ,
- jeopardy ,
- line ,
- precariously ,
- risk ,
- shadow ,
- sketchy ,
- stake ,
- struggle ,
- threat ,
- unattended ,
- unsecured .
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How to use "Unstable" in context?
"unstable" is a term used to describe a person, place or thing that is unstable or vulnerable to change. This can be a positive thing, as when something is unstable it is more likely to change in a positive way, but it can also be a negative thing, as when something is unstable it is more likely to change in a negative way. The word "unstable" is used to describe things in two different ways: the first way is to describe something as being unstable physically, or in terms of its stability windows.
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Equivalence
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Forward Entailment
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Adjective
stable.
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Independent
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Adjective
delicate, disordered, disquieting, disturbed, disturbing, imbalanced, inconsistent, labile, restive, restless, stability, steady, tumultuous, unbalanced, uncomfortable, uneasy, unequal, unsafe, unusable, variable, unsustainable, destabilized, unsettling, ever-shifting, destabilised.
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Other Related
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erratic, fluid, fragile, insecure, precarious, sensitive, tenuous, troubled, turbulent, uncertain, uneven, unpredictable, unreliable, unsettled, unsure, vulnerable, weak, destabilizing.
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Noun, singular or mass
destabilization, volatility.
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Word of the Day
pull one's weight
- Synonyms:
- work, pull one's weight.
