ERRATIC


Meaning of ERRATIC in English

adjective

1.

moving about aimlessly or irregularly without a fixed course

an erratic breeze barely stirred the leaves of the tree

Synonyms: devious, errant, stray, wandering

Related Word: curving, meandering, roundabout, winding; shifting, undirected

Contrasted words: fixed, stable, unmoving; active, animated, brisk, lively, sprightly

Antonyms: static

2.

Synonyms: uncertain 1, capricious, chancy, dicey, fluctuant, iffy, incalculable, unpredictable, whimsical

Related Word: doubtful, dubious

Antonyms: stable

3.

Synonyms: arbitrary 1, capricious, freakish, vagarious, wayward, whimsical, whimsied

Related Word: changeable, inconsistent, inconstant, unpredictable, variable; mercurial, unstable, volatile

Contrasted words: consistent, conventional, predictable, stable

4.

Synonyms: strange 4, bizarre, eccentric, idiosyncratic, oddball, peculiar, queer, singular, unusual, weird

Related Word: anomalous, irregular, unnatural

Contrasted words: natural, normal, regular, typical; customary, usual

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