adj. Function: adjective
1
Synonyms: MOVABLE , mobile, moving, unsteadfast, unsteady
Antonyms: stable
2 difficult to manage because of lack of physical steadiness FF1C; the canoe is an inherently unstable craft FF1E;
Synonyms: rocky, ticklish, tricky
Related Words: insecure, uncertain, unsteady
Contrasted Words: secure, steady
Antonyms: stable
3
Synonyms: WEAK 2, dickey, fluctuant, insecure, rootless, shaky, unsure, vacillating, wavering, wobbly
Antonyms: stable
4
Synonyms: INCONSTANT 1, capricious, changeable, fickle, lubricious, mercurial, temperamental, ticklish, variable, volatile
Related Words: buoyant, effervescent, elastic, resilient; freakish
Antonyms: stable
5
Synonyms: CHANGEABLE 1, changeful, fluid, mobile, mutable, protean, unsettled, unsteady, variable, weathery
Antonyms: stable
6
Synonyms: MUTABLE 2, changeable, inconstant, shifty, slippery, uncertain, unsteady, variable
Antonyms: stable
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Synonyms: DOUBTFUL 1, ambiguous, borderline, dubious, precarious, shaky, suspect, uncertain, unsettled, unsure