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inconstancy

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of inconstancy

1 lack of faithfulness especially to oneʼs husband or wife

  • a wife who was long inured to the chronic inconstancy of her husband
Synonyms of inconstancy

disloyalty, faithlessness, falseness, falsity, infidelity, perfidiousness, perfidy, unfaithfulness
Words Related to inconstancy

adultery

betrayal, double-cross, double-dealing, duplicity, sellout, treachery, treason

deceit, deception, lying
Near Antonyms of inconstancy

staunchness, steadfastness

dependability, reliability

honesty, trustworthiness
Antonyms of inconstancy

allegiance, constancy, devotedness, devotion, faith, faithfulness, fealty, fidelity, loyalty

2 the frequent and usually sudden passing from one condition to another

  • the inconstancy of public opinion is such that today's hero may be tomorrow's punching bag
Synonyms of inconstancy

change, fluctuation, flux, oscillation
Words Related to inconstancy

metamorphosis, mutation, transformation, transmogrification, transmutation

vacillation, wavering

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