as in volatile
likely to change frequently, suddenly, or unexpectedly
a politician with very mutable positions on all the issues
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Recent Examples of mutable
My ever-mutable container, my compact symmetrical spirit vehicle, nothing wasted, nothing lacking, like a dressmaker’s dummy.
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Literary Hub, 26 June 2025
Continue with your inner work, as your sense of security and stability fluctuates when loving Venus enters mutable Gemini on July 4.
—Liz Simmons, StyleCaster, 24 June 2025
This led Liu to wonder if these pliant electronics might keep up with the mutable nature of embryonic brains.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 June 2025
The exhibit is smartly centered on the endless interpretations of Spider-Man the Character who, despite being 64 years old, yet still a teenage spider, has remained remarkably mutable.
—Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2025
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Literary Hub, 26 June 2025
Continue with your inner work, as your sense of security and stability fluctuates when loving Venus enters mutable Gemini on July 4.
—Liz Simmons, StyleCaster, 24 June 2025
This led Liu to wonder if these pliant electronics might keep up with the mutable nature of embryonic brains.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 June 2025
The exhibit is smartly centered on the endless interpretations of Spider-Man the Character who, despite being 64 years old, yet still a teenage spider, has remained remarkably mutable.
—Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mutable
Adjective
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With a roster that includes Margot Robbie, Miles Teller and Brooke Shields, Ullman says tariff anxiety shoehorned into an already volatile market and tense political climate has pushed clients to be far more conservative.—
Trey Williams,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Oct. 2025
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Gold has seen historic gains in 2025, its more-than-50% surge surpassing previous volatile periods such as after the September 11 attacks, the 2008 financial crisis or even the Covid-19 pandemic.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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His characters were often brutally unpredictable.—
Joy Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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New York can be very unpredictable and has been this season.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Rigorous, blustery winter; winding sleety spring; hot, moist enervating summer; changeful autumn with its dog-days; these are absolutely unknown.—
San Diego Union-Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Jan. 2023
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Hers is the kind of face that inspires directors to tight framing — gleaming, as if smoothed from marble, and yet somehow pliant, changeful.—
Jordan Kisner Jack Davison,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2022
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For existing customers, credit cards often have variable rates, which drop after the prime rate falls.—
Susan Tompor,
Freep.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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Individual responses to coffee are highly variable.—
Heidi Moawad,
Verywell Health,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Mutable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutable. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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