as in volatile
likely to change frequently, suddenly, or unexpectedly
unpredictable spring weather that makes it really hard to know what to wear
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Recent Examples of unpredictable
His looks were worthy of a leading man—but way more fun, and entirely unpredictable.
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Christian Allaire, Vogue, 25 May 2025
Why Southern Grandmothers Made Orange Juice From Frozen Concentrate
Ignore The Weather
Southern weather is unpredictable, especially in the summer.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 23 May 2025
This is especially true for programs, such as CHIPS, that target a cyclical and sometimes unpredictable industry.
—Nikita Lalwani, Foreign Affairs, 22 May 2025
And Iman is what joy sounds like: satiny, sultry, unpredictable, unforced.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 21 May 2025
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Christian Allaire, Vogue, 25 May 2025
Why Southern Grandmothers Made Orange Juice From Frozen Concentrate
Ignore The Weather
Southern weather is unpredictable, especially in the summer.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 23 May 2025
This is especially true for programs, such as CHIPS, that target a cyclical and sometimes unpredictable industry.
—Nikita Lalwani, Foreign Affairs, 22 May 2025
And Iman is what joy sounds like: satiny, sultry, unpredictable, unforced.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpredictable
Adjective
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Other big miners, including archrivals BHP, Anglo American and Glencore, have steered clear of lithium, am important metal in batteries, but one which is also abundantly available puts suffers from extremely volatile pricing.—
Tim Treadgold,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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Unlike traditional crypto payment providers that handle numerous volatile currencies, Coinsub Technology strategically specializes in stablecoins.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
Adjective
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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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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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Stage 1: In this stage, inflammation, as well as loose or unstable joints, is present.—
Isabel Casimiro,
Verywell Health,
22 May 2025
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Unfortunately, modeling variations on this orbit through time indicated that 98 percent of them were unstable within 50 million years.—
John Timmer,
ArsTechnica,
22 May 2025
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“Unpredictable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpredictable. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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