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inconstant

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of inconstant

1 likely to change frequently, suddenly, or unexpectedly

our windjammer sailed wherever the inconstant winds took us

Synonyms of inconstant

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

Words Related to inconstant

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 inconstant

Near Antonyms of inconstant

equable, even, uniform

abiding, durable, lasting, permanent, persistent

dependable, reliable, sure, tried, tried-and-true, true, trustworthy, trusty

Antonyms of inconstant

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

2 not true in one's allegiance to someone or something

an inconstant but always entertaining friend

Synonyms of inconstant

disloyal, faithless, false, fickle, perfidious, recreant, traitorous, treacherous, unfaithful, untrue

Words Related to inconstant

irresponsible, trustless, undependable, unreliable, untrustworthy

faltering, hesitant, vacillating, wavering

dubious, irresolute, uncertain

apathetic, dispassionate, uninterested

Near Antonyms of inconstant

dependable, dutiful, reliable, responsible, solid, tried, tried-and-true, trustable, trustworthy, trusty

unfaltering, unhesitating, unwavering

determined, intent, resolute

confirmed, dyed-in-the-wool, inveterate, sworn

ardent, avid, enthusiastic, fervent, fervid, impassioned, passionate

Antonyms of inconstant

constant, dedicated, devoted, devout, down-the-line, faithful, fast, loyal, staunch (also stanch), steadfast, steady, true

Synonym Discussion of inconstant

inconstant, fickle, capricious, mercurial, unstable mean lacking firmness or steadiness (as in purpose or devotion). inconstant implies an incapacity for steadiness and an inherent tendency to change.

- an inconstant friend

fickle suggests unreliability because of perverse changeability and incapacity for steadfastness.

- performers discover how fickle fans can be

capricious suggests motivation by sudden whim or fancy and stresses unpredictability.

- an utterly capricious critic

mercurial implies a rapid changeability in mood.

- made anxious by her boss's mercurial temperament

unstable implies an incapacity for remaining in a fixed position or steady course and applies especially to a lack of emotional balance.

- too unstable to hold a job

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