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fluctuation

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of fluctuation

the frequent and usually sudden passing from one condition to another

  • political instability that resulted in wild fluctuations in the overseas stock markets
Synonyms of fluctuation

change, flux, inconstancy, oscillation
Words Related to fluctuation

metamorphosis, mutation, transformation, transmogrification, transmutation

vacillation, wavering

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