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Unstable

🔄 Synonyms of "Unstable"

30 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
tendernoun	Sensitive or painful to the touch.
precarious	(comparable) Dangerously insecure or unstable; perilous.
volatilenoun	(economics, finance) Of a price, variable or erratic.
uneasy	Restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety.
irresolute	Indecisive or lacking in resolution.
cranknoun	(dialectal) Hard; difficult.
explosivenoun	Able to, or likely to, explode.
disturbed	Having been altered or changed.
unsettled	Not in a steady condition, uncertain, subject to change.
insane	Exhibiting unsoundness or disorder of mind; not sane; utterly mad.
shaky	Shaking or trembling.
cranky	Grouchy, grumpy, irritable; easily upset.
fluidnoun	A liquid (as opposed to a solid or gas).
wonkynoun	Lopsided, misaligned or off-centre.
totteringnoun	Unsteady, precarious or rickety.
reactive	That reacts or responds to a stimulus.
wobblynoun	Unsteady and tending to wobble.
labile	Apt or likely to change.
seismic	Related to, or caused by an earthquake or other vibration of the Earth.
unsound	Not sound, particularly:
rickety	Of an object: not strong or sturdy, as because of poor construction or upkeep; not safe or secure.
changeable	Capable of being changed.
rockynoun	Abounding in, or full of, rocks; consisting of rocks.
changeful	(rare) Changing frequently; very susceptible to change
top-heavy	having a high centre of gravity, and liable to topple

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
stablenoun	A building, wing or dependency set apart and adapted for lodging and feeding (and training) ungulates, especially horses.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
labile	Apt or likely to change.
irresolute	Indecisive or lacking in resolution.
wonky	Lopsided, misaligned or off-centre.
cranky	Grouchy, grumpy, irritable; easily upset.
uneasy	Restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety.
crank	(dialectal) Hard; difficult.
unsound	Not sound, particularly:
precarious	(comparable) Dangerously insecure or unstable; perilous.
unsettled	Not in a steady condition, uncertain, subject to change.
top-heavy	having a high centre of gravity, and liable to topple
insane	Exhibiting unsoundness or disorder of mind; not sane; utterly mad.
rickety	Of an object: not strong or sturdy, as because of poor construction or upkeep; not safe or secure.
tottering	Unsteady, precarious or rickety.
mentally ill	Having a psychological disorder.
tender	Sensitive or painful to the touch.
shaky	Shaking or trembling.
wobbly	Unsteady and tending to wobble.
disturbed	Having been altered or changed.
changeful	(rare) Changing frequently; very susceptible to change
reactive	That reacts or responds to a stimulus.