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VOLATILE Synonyms

There are 13 synonyms of the word volatile. (exact relations)
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

Best Hypernyms For VOLATILE

Here is a list of related hypernyms for volatile, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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Alternatives for FICKLE

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