unstableness

Examples

• All

• Political unstableness often leads to economic challenges in the country.

• Her emotional unstableness worried her friends and family.

• The unstableness of the economy worries many investors.

• Her unstableness in decision-making has caused problems.

• Her emotional unstableness worried her friends and family.

• Political unstableness often leads to economic challenges in the country.

• The unstableness of the platform made it dangerous to stand on.

Synonyms

I

instability

vsunstableness

114 5.1

A situation that changes easily and can fail, for example in politics

is the general quality of lack of firmness or constancy

V

volatility

vsunstableness

• Specialized

49 7.1

How likely a person, situation, or market is to change quickly and unexpectedly

covers slow or general lack of constancy, not only rapid changes

D

disequilibrium

vsunstableness

• Specialized

1 8.6

A lack of balance in a body or system that makes it unsteady

is about lack of firmness or constancy rather than balance between forces

P

precariousness

vsunstableness

1 8.1

Being unstable and at risk of loss or harm

highlights general lack of firmness without emphasizing risk or chance

U

unsteadiness

vsunstableness

1 5.1

A lack of balance or firm control that causes shaking

emphasizes lack of firmness or lasting security rather than shaking

L

lability

vsunstableness

• Specialized

1 9.4

A tendency to change quickly, especially in mood or health

is the broad quality of instability beyond mainly moods or health

U

unfixity

vsunstableness

9.9

A state where something does not stay the same, like color that changes after washing

focuses on general lack of firmness and ongoing instability

U

unsettledness

vsunstableness

6.7

A time of changeable weather with sudden rain and wind

is broader, covering lack of firmness beyond weather or conditions

E

erraticism

vsunstableness

8.4

Unpredictable and inconsistent behavior

concerns lack of firmness or security rather than mere irregularity

Antonyms

S

stability

363 3.1

Being steady and not likely to change

S

stableness

5.6

A person or thing that stays firm and steady and does not change easily

How Stable

stability

363 3.1

unsteadiness

1 5.1

unstableness

7.0

precariousness

1 8.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology