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
The movie is an apex of film noir, filled with dark shadows, moody lighting and ominous swaying palm trees.
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Deputy Managing Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
An important entry to the New Queer Cinema canon, Kar-wai’s drama is passionate, moody, and deeply evocative, tracing the jagged edges of an on-again, off-again romance in seedy 1990s Buenos Aires.
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Liam Hess,
Vogue,
28 June 2026
Her head was shaved in an ultra-short pixie cut, with the help of hairstylist Terrell Mullin, who was also responsible for her moody eye makeup and nude lip.
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Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
28 June 2026
Burch imagines the flowers could be moody and romantic, creating a moody jewel tone vibe for the superstar’s wedding to Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce.
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Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
26 June 2026
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Deputy Managing Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
An important entry to the New Queer Cinema canon, Kar-wai’s drama is passionate, moody, and deeply evocative, tracing the jagged edges of an on-again, off-again romance in seedy 1990s Buenos Aires.
—
Liam Hess,
Vogue,
28 June 2026
Her head was shaved in an ultra-short pixie cut, with the help of hairstylist Terrell Mullin, who was also responsible for her moody eye makeup and nude lip.
—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
28 June 2026
Burch imagines the flowers could be moody and romantic, creating a moody jewel tone vibe for the superstar’s wedding to Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce.
—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
26 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for moody
Recent Examples of Synonyms for moody
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While the rally continued into early 2026, trade soon turned volatile.
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July 3 could bring shocks or surprises; just beware of being too risky or impulsive.
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Seems impulsive … Carter wants to be a cop?
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Rigorous, blustery winter; winding sleety spring; hot, moist enervating summer; changeful autumn with its dog-days; these are absolutely unknown.
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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.
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The symptoms are so delayed that people often blame them on food poisoning, irritable-bowel syndrome, gluten intolerance.
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Cancer could be affectionate and chatty one moment, and withdrawn and irritable the next, with little to no explanation.
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The conservation team will secure unstable paint before cleaning the works with fiber lasers.
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Most of the people with the dragons are either unstable or idiots, or both.
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But the temperamental Lanza dropped out after recording his songs, and British actor Edmund Purdom acted his role and mouthed the songs.
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The machine's temperamental nature began to bother her.
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“Moody.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moody. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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