1
as in volatile
likely to change frequently, suddenly, or unexpectedly
our windjammer sailed wherever the inconstant winds took us
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as in traitorous
not true in one's allegiance to someone or something
an inconstant but always entertaining friend
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Recent Examples of inconstant
If the United States is an unreliable partner and a source of chaos these countries will turn elsewhere, building new security and trade alliances that don’t depend on the inconstant, waning superpower.
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Lydia Polgreen, Mercury News, 27 May 2025
Much like a patient who fails to finish a course of antibiotics, inconstant policies may incur all the costs and none of the benefits.
—David Carlin, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Energy experts have been warning that electricity is likely to get more expensive and less reliable unless renewable power that waxes and wanes under inconstant sunlight and wind is backed up by generators that can run whenever needed.
—IEEE Spectrum, 9 May 2024
The key finding is that as the distance grows greater, the coupling stops growing, and the inconstant constant becomes constant once more.
—Stanley J. Brodsky, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2024
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Lydia Polgreen, Mercury News, 27 May 2025
Much like a patient who fails to finish a course of antibiotics, inconstant policies may incur all the costs and none of the benefits.
—David Carlin, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Energy experts have been warning that electricity is likely to get more expensive and less reliable unless renewable power that waxes and wanes under inconstant sunlight and wind is backed up by generators that can run whenever needed.
—IEEE Spectrum, 9 May 2024
The key finding is that as the distance grows greater, the coupling stops growing, and the inconstant constant becomes constant once more.
—Stanley J. Brodsky, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inconstant
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Hundreds of people were killed in days of violence that shattered Kenya’s status as a stable democracy in a volatile region.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
15 Oct. 2025
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The film tracks their volatile relationship amid Kerr’s professional highs and lows in MMA, including his substance abuse struggles.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
15 Oct. 2025
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Clarisse looks intimidating climbing out of a boat, as does Bushnell’s traitorous Luke, who wields a sharp-looking knife.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
24 July 2025
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There's a delicious whodunit aspect to it, too, as the list of five potentially traitorous suspects includes the operative's own high-profile wife (Cate Blanchett).—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
4 July 2025
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As the tournament unfolds, all eyes will be on how players navigate the unpredictable greens and whether the LPGA’s course care efforts can hold up under the heat.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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Stanfield co-stars as Grofield, his quick-thinking partner-in-crime who’s part actor, part hustler, and wholly unpredictable.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
9 Oct. 2025
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Despite the novel’s use of the unreliable female narrator trope, Stone wanted to avoid that altogether.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Oct. 2025
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The rest of the reservation is connected to the grid, but the power is unreliable and outages can sometimes last days.—
Nate Perez,
NPR,
7 Oct. 2025
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Rigorous, blustery winter; winding sleety spring; hot, moist enervating summer; changeful autumn with its dog-days; these are absolutely unknown.—
San Diego Union-Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Jan. 2023
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Hers is the kind of face that inspires directors to tight framing — gleaming, as if smoothed from marble, and yet somehow pliant, changeful.—
Jordan Kisner Jack Davison,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2022
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In his plea agreement, Jones admitted using his company to submit more than $2 million in false bills to the Foundation for audiovisual services.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
12 Oct. 2025
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If convicted of bank fraud or making false statements, the penalties could include up to 30 years in prison and $1 million in fines for each count, the DOJ says.—
Deputy News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Oct. 2025
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These lasers can produce massive amounts of light, but the beam is often unstable and difficult to control.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Oct. 2025
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But just because everything else is feeling unstable, this is almost the straw that breaks the camel's back for him.—
Patrick Gomez,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Oct. 2025
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Two of the astronauts will then transfer to the Starship HLS, which will carry them down to the moon’s south pole, a treacherous area pockmarked with steep craters.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
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My Titleist ProV1x was waist-high on a treacherous side-hill lie.—
Gabby Herzig,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Inconstant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inconstant. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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