Synonyms of flux

flux 1 of 2

noun

ˈfləks 

1

as in fluctuation

the frequent and usually sudden passing from one condition to another

the English language is always in a state of flux

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fluctuation
• oscillation
• change
• transformation
• inconstancy
• metamorphosis
• transmutation
• mutation
• wavering
• vacillation
• transmogrification

2

as in influx

a flowing or coming in

January typically brings a great flux of returns to department stores

Synonyms & Similar Words

• influx
• inflow
• flow
• income
• affluence
• inrush
• flood
• inpouring
• inundation
• torrent
• overflow
• deluge
• tide
• spate
• rush
• stampede
• river
• stream

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• outflow
• flight
• emigration
• outpouring
• exodus

3

as in diarrhea

abnormally frequent intestinal evacuations with more or less fluid stools

Civil War doctors noted frequent cases of flux in the camps

Synonyms & Similar Words

• diarrhea
• runs
• trots
• Delhi belly
• turista
• Montezuma's revenge
• dysentery
• shigellosis
• scour(s)

flux

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verb

as in to melt

to go from a solid to a liquid state

a solid will flux more quickly under pressure

Synonyms & Similar Words

• melt
• thaw
• fuse
• dissolve
• liquefy
• deliquesce
• found
• soften
• run
• smelt
• render
• try
• gutter
• thin

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• set
• solidify
• harden
• gel
• coagulate
• jell
• congeal
• clot
• thicken
• jelly

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of flux

Noun

That cross-dressing comedy was famously out of control even for Pollack, with a star (Dustin Hoffman) who was as much a sparring partner as a collaborator and a script in constant flux. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 14 July 2026

Discussions remain in flux, and the IPO timing and funding plans could change, the people said. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 14 July 2026

Verb

Then he was put on waivers by the Utah Mammoth in September and dealt to Edmonton in December, his career still flux. — Joe Smith, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026

The technology uses the slag to combine it with fluxing agents. — Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 5 Sep. 2025