1
as in volatile
likely to change frequently, suddenly, or unexpectedly
a fickle friendship that was on and off over the years
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2
as in traitorous
not true in one's allegiance to someone or something
when the family's fortune disappeared, so did their fickle friends
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Recent Examples of fickle
Encouragingly for investors, analysts broadly said management has been proactive, focusing on simple yet effective fixes to demonstrate the Costco value to all, especially digitally fickle members.
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Paulina Likos, CNBC, 28 May 2026
The Brickell restaurant just celebrated a decade, a feat in the fickle Miami bar scene.
—Mariette Williams, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 May 2026
Why authenticity matters Soccer has always been built on tradition and culture, but in the ever evolving digital era, tradition alone often isn’t enough to capture the fickle attention of Gen Z audiences.
—Emile Nuh, CNN Money, 22 May 2026
Founder John Giovanazzi survived industry crashes and fickle trends by cultivating young crowds seeking dangerous, hard-to-find sounds.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
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Paulina Likos, CNBC, 28 May 2026
The Brickell restaurant just celebrated a decade, a feat in the fickle Miami bar scene.
—Mariette Williams, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 May 2026
Why authenticity matters Soccer has always been built on tradition and culture, but in the ever evolving digital era, tradition alone often isn’t enough to capture the fickle attention of Gen Z audiences.
—Emile Nuh, CNN Money, 22 May 2026
Founder John Giovanazzi survived industry crashes and fickle trends by cultivating young crowds seeking dangerous, hard-to-find sounds.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fickle
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There are fears that the situation could escalate and drag the volatile Tigray region into a proxy war, even as relief agencies warn of a dire humanitarian situation on the ground.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 May 2026
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A little over a decade later, Raja Club Athletic was established in 1949 during the final, increasingly volatile years before independence.—
Radier Odhiambo,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 May 2026
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And at the very center of Hell is Satan himself, the traitorous Archangel Lucifer, depicted as a monstrous creature with wings and three heads.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
11 May 2026
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Russell fabricates a lie with the rest of the villains, and the heroes believe it, despite a warning from one traitorous tribemate.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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The number of parts made the behavior of each one unpredictable, although the whole was governed by rules.—
Wyatt Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
2 June 2026
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According to VinDynamics, the deployment demonstrated the platform’s ability to function reliably in unpredictable service environments while maintaining continuous interaction with people.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
2 June 2026
Adjective
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Polling in mayoral races is typically pretty unreliable.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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My father called the animal-control office, which was notoriously unreliable; in this case, someone there talked to the owner a couple of times and then gave up.—
Peter Hessler,
New Yorker,
31 May 2026
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Installing his defensive ideals will be key to getting the Pels back to being competitive consistently in the treacherous Western Conference.—
William Guillory,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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Many make long commutes over treacherous mountain roads to get to their workplace.—
Ernesto Sagás,
The Conversation,
26 May 2026
Adjective
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Today, rumors circulating on social media in the DRC include false claims that Ebola is not real, that humanitarian workers are descending on the area solely for their own profit and that aid groups are withholding the best care available.—
Gabrielle Emanuel,
NPR,
29 May 2026
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In January, Roberts pleaded guilty to making a false statement for employment and one count of unlawfully possessing a firearm while being in the country illegally.—
Corky Siemaszko,
NBC news,
29 May 2026
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Each one grew up in a home that required her to curry favor with volatile and inconstant parents—a menacing father figure, a recessive and enabling mother—and each found a fragile safety in her caretakers’ occasional good will.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
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The self is a shifting, inconstant phenomenon, brain and body ever transforming in time and space, with no clear delineation between what is self and what is other.—
Lauren Groff,
The Atlantic,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Fickle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fickle. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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