as in volatile
frequently influenced by moods and especially bad moods
teenagers are often both moody and changeable
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Recent Examples of moody
Once an au pair to moody teen Brooke (Olga Petsa), Sam is forced to confront her unresolved trauma when her ex-charge suddenly goes missing.
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Alex Gurley, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Dark, moody hues and natural wood beams take center stage in The Coachman.
—Christina Pérez, Vogue, 30 Aug. 2025
Hanna recommends the extra-moody OPI Midnight Mantra, while many of us at Allure are partial to Chanel Le Vernis in Fugueuse.
—Jesa Marie Calaor, Allure, 29 Aug. 2025
For a dramatic look (especially in a dark, moody color palette like this Upper East Side family home), these sumptuous sheets can’t be beat.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 27 Aug. 2025
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Alex Gurley, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Dark, moody hues and natural wood beams take center stage in The Coachman.
—Christina Pérez, Vogue, 30 Aug. 2025
Hanna recommends the extra-moody OPI Midnight Mantra, while many of us at Allure are partial to Chanel Le Vernis in Fugueuse.
—Jesa Marie Calaor, Allure, 29 Aug. 2025
For a dramatic look (especially in a dark, moody color palette like this Upper East Side family home), these sumptuous sheets can’t be beat.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 27 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for moody
Adjective
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CaSSIS, meanwhile, could provide insights into 3I/ATLAS' volatile activity and its composition.—
Andrew Jones,
Space.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The film also chronicles the ups and downs of Kerr's volatile relationship with Dawn.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Reflective self-talk while performing tasks gives you self-regulation and prevents the lightning-fast, reflexive emotional self-talk from making impulsive decisions that lead to errors and mistakes.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Ari is a rich kid from New York, who is an impulsive motormouth desperate for Sam’s affection.—
Esther Zuckerman,
IndieWire,
7 Sep. 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
Adjective
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Instead, Helen is allowed to be irritable and anti-social, chain-smoking and snappish, without the filmmaker casting judgment.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
2 Sep. 2025
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If you are rushed or irritable, say so.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The situation at home was unstable.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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Companies that lean too far in one direction risk either frustrating users with delays or damaging trust with unstable or inaccurate outputs.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Struggling with temperamental skin?—
Lily Wohlner,
Allure,
5 Sep. 2025
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Instead, opt for an outfit that suits the region’s temperamental temps.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Moody.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moody. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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