MERCURIALNESS Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

mercurialness

noun

as in unpredictability

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Noun

But the Vuelta retains an air of unpredictability — and features the hardest parcours of any Grand Tour this season, with seven major summit finishes, plus the expectation of extreme heat.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Space Mountain remains a symbol of optimism dedicated to the joy and unpredictability of galactic exploration.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of unpredictability

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Her capriciousness leads her into an affair with a frustrated professor, Mark (Michael Angarano), who compliments her writing and composes pretentious, backhandedly insulting poems about their not-quite-love.

— Judy Berman, Time, 15 Apr. 2026
Whether out of arrogance, capriciousness, or collective amnesia, this recent history was ignored.

— John Cassidy, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026

Definition of capriciousness

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Yakkity’s impulsiveness and wisecracking jokes provide the laughs, while Keo’s rivalry with his father (and his crush on Lemony) ground the show with genuine emotional dynamics.

— Skyler Trepel, Entertainment Weekly, 20 June 2026
That impulsiveness was on display last year when the president pushed the Texas state legislature to gerrymander its electoral maps before the midterms in the hope of maintaining Republican control of Congress.

— Jason Willick, Washington Post, 26 Apr. 2026

Definition of impulsiveness

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The game feels more atmospheric with fog and snow effects, while the lighting increases the realism and moodiness of the campaign.

— Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 29 July 2026
The video’s moodiness subtly underscores the fact that the lion’s share of these tracks are built on one muffled breakbeat, which tolls like clockwork across the LP.

— Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 23 July 2026

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