VOLATILE Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the word volatile. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for VOLATILE
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fickle | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments • liable to sudden unpredictable change | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
fluctuating | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • having unpredictable ups and downs | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
temperamental | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • relating to or caused by temperament adjective satellite • subject to sharply varying moods • likely to perform unpredictably | ||||||||
unpredictable | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • not capable of being foretold adjective satellite • unknown in advance • not occurring at a regular rate or fixed intervals | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
unsteady | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • subject to change or variation adjective satellite • not firmly or solidly positioned | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
explosive | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • serving to explode or characterized by explosion or sudden outburst noun • a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck adjective satellite • liable to lead to sudden change or violence • sudden and loud |