FLAKINESS Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

flakiness

noun

Definition of flakiness

as in eccentricity

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Recent Examples of flakiness And agents introduce a new form of flakiness stemming from the fact that LLMs are non-deterministic. — Ethan Pronev, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026 Chronic flakiness changes the emotional temperature of a friendship surprisingly quickly, says Miriam Kirmayer, a clinical psychologist in Montreal who specializes in adult friendships. — Angela Haupt, Time, 21 May 2026 Others mistakenly describe these acts as flakiness, disobedience, laziness, or personal failure in the absence of context. — Gretchen Wittenmyer-Stone, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026 Salt bread is croissant-esque in taste and form, but is not laminated, or repeatedly folding dough with layers of butter, which creates the croissant’s hallmark flakiness. — Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for flakiness

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Noun

How much funnier Shakespeare’s motley crew can be when we’re allowed to discover the variety of eccentricity and ludicrousness on display for ourselves.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
Your unique eccentricity is your greatest asset — don’t hide it!

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026

Definition of eccentricity

Noun

This increases operational unpredictability and makes defensive planning more difficult.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026
With that frequency, combined with the general unpredictability of the coastal weather patterns, locals are accustomed to living with the wetness.

— Marti Buckley, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of unpredictability

Noun

But both are also currently trending higher by around 18% compared to last month indicative of current crude market volatility.

— Gaurav Sharma, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Ironically, the ETFs, introduced in late May to broaden investment opportunities for retail traders and stem outflows into similar products abroad, have become a lightning rod for criticism and blamed for amplifying volatility.

— Youkyung Lee, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of volatility

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