FICKLENESS Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

fickleness

noun

Definition of fickleness

as in volatility

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Recent Examples of fickleness Early also has a larger target in view, the fickleness of internet celebrity, a lure that often comes with self-harm. — Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026 Harris drove in three runs in the 11-5 win, offering a reminder of baseball’s fickleness. — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 1 May 2026 Newsom explains his fickleness differently. — Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026 The fickleness of decisions relieved some and cursed others. — Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 23 Dec. 2025 That almost feline fickleness mostly has to do with the structure of the comet itself, which can change over time. — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 23 Oct. 2025 For chasers like Olbinski, the monsoon’s fickleness is both a frustration and a thrill. — Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fickleness

Noun

Hutchinson noted that Nike has consistently raised its dividend, despite volatility in earnings, but said that coverage is becoming increasingly strained.

— Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026
There could still be some volatility as the market absorbs shares newly eligible for trading following the latest post-IPO lockup expiration.

— Jeff Kilburg, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of volatility

Noun

During the pandemic, Lowe, the father of two boys, wrestled with establishing safety measures at Benjamin, and he was struck by the arbitrariness of many health protocols.

— Eliza Griswold, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
To live in greater Los Angeles is to embrace the arbitrariness of it all.

— Meghan Daum, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026

Definition of arbitrariness

Noun

This vast misshapen island was traditionally noted for ghosts, folktales, eccentricity, fish, and friendliness.

— Paul Theroux, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026
Voorhees’ 19th century eccentricities stretched to the installation of beehives in the attic, but the space is now a cozy two-bedroom layout, with a living room and improved versions of the original porthole windows.

— Richard Lane, Des Moines Register, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of eccentricity

Noun

The Ouze is now a six-person London studio, working with recycled precious metals and stones selected as much for their irregularity as their perfection.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2026
The rooms The 36 rooms are arranged around a central courtyard, their shapes and proportions dictated by the irregularity of the original building.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of irregularity

Noun

More specifically, genres, whether spoken or written, reflect the changeability of their formal characteristics in connection to changes in the situation and the actions relevant to these genres.

— Tham Thi Nguyen, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
Dripping glitter, shimmering adhesive crystals, dramatic slashes of eyeliner and smudges of eyeshadow—there was a playful, shifting experimentalism here, to signal the young characters’ changeability and ingenuity.

— Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2026

Definition of changeability

Noun

High levels of calcium and magnesium tend to dry out the skin, causing flakiness, while leaving behind a residue that steals luster from your hair.

— Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Sep. 2026
Croissants achieve levels of flakiness that seem to defy structural engineering.

— Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of flakiness

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