LABILE Synonyms
There are 10 hypernyms of the word labile. (close relations)
labilities
Best Alternative Words for LABILE
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unstable | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • lacking stability or fixity or firmness adjective satellite • highly or violently reactive • affording no ease or reassurance • suffering from severe mental illness • disposed to psychological variability • subject to change; variable | ||||||||
capricious | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • changeable • determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason | ||||||||
changeable | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • capable of or tending to change in form or quality or nature • such that alteration is possible; having a marked tendency to change adjective satellite • subject to change • varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles | ||||||||
erratic | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • liable to sudden unpredictable change • having no fixed course • likely to perform unpredictably | ||||||||
fickle | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments • liable to sudden unpredictable change | ||||||||
fluctuating | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • having unpredictable ups and downs | ||||||||
fluid | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a substance that is fluid at room temperature and pressure • continuous amorphous matter that tends to flow and to conform to the outline of its container: a liquid or a gas adjective satellite • subject to change; variable • characteristic of a fluid; capable of flowing and easily changing shape • smooth and unconstrained in movement • in cash or easily convertible to cash • affording change (especially in social status) | ||||||||
inconsistent | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • displaying a lack of consistency adjective satellite • not capable of being made consistent or harmonious • not in agreement | ||||||||
inconstant | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • likely to change frequently often without apparent or cogent reason; variable | ||||||||
mercurial | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • relating to or containing or caused by mercury • relating to or under the (astrological) influence of the planet Mercury • relating to or having characteristics (eloquence, shrewdness, swiftness, thievishness) attributed to the god Mercury adjective satellite • liable to sudden unpredictable change | ||||||||
mutable | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • capable of or tending to change in form or quality or nature adjective satellite • prone to frequent change; inconstant • tending to undergo genetic mutation | ||||||||
shifting | verb, adverb, noun, adjectivev, adv, n, adj | |||||||
noun • the act of moving from one place to another adjective satellite • continuously varying • changing position or direction • (of soil) unstable | ||||||||
unpredictable | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • not capable of being foretold adjective satellite • unknown in advance • not occurring at a regular rate or fixed intervals | ||||||||
variable | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • liable to or capable of change noun • something that is likely to vary; something that is subject to variation • a quantity that can assume any of a set of values • a star that varies noticeably in brightness • a symbol (like x or y) that is used in mathematical or logical expressions to represent a variable quantity adjective satellite • marked by diversity or difference • (used of a device) designed so that a property (as e.g. light) can be varied | ||||||||
volatile | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • evaporating readily at normal temperatures and pressures noun • a volatile substance; a substance that changes readily from solid or liquid to a vapor adjective satellite • liable to lead to sudden change or violence • marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments • tending to vary often or widely |