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fluctuating

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of fluctuating

1 likely to change frequently, suddenly, or unexpectedly

  • a fluctuating stock market makes it hard for investors to know what to do
Synonyms of fluctuating

capricious, changeable, changeful, fickle, flickery, fluid, inconsistent, inconstant, mercurial, mutable, skittish, temperamental, uncertain, unpredictable, unsettled, unstable, unsteady, variable, volatile
Words Related to fluctuating

aimless, arbitrary, desultory, erratic, haphazard, hit-or-miss, irregular, random, scattered, slapdash, stray

ambivalent, hesitating, shaky, shilly-shally, shilly-shallying, vacillating, wavering

dicey, undependable, unreliable, untrustworthy

adaptable, mobile, protean, versatile
Phrases Synonymous with fluctuating

up in the air
Near Antonyms of fluctuating

equable, even, uniform

abiding, durable, lasting, permanent, persistent

dependable, reliable, sure, tried, tried-and-true, true, trustworthy, trusty
Antonyms of fluctuating

certain, changeless, constant, immutable, invariable, predictable, settled, stable, stationary, steady, unchangeable, unchanging, unvarying

2 not staying constant

  • our speed was constantly fluctuating, so the figure of 50 miles per hour is just an average
Synonyms of fluctuating

changing, erratic, irregular, unequal, uneven, unstable, unsteady, varying
Words Related to fluctuating

capricious, changeable, changeful, choppy, fickle, fluid, inconsistent, inconstant, mercurial, mutable, uncertain, unsettled, variable, volatile
Near Antonyms of fluctuating

regular
Antonyms of fluctuating

changeless, constant, stable, steady, unchanging, unvarying

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