MERCURIALNESS Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

mercurialness

noun

as in unpredictability

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Noun

Devastating wildfires add unpredictability to an obscure job Insurance commissioners license and regulate an industry that’s become especially important in the disaster-prone Golden State.

— Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 10 Sep. 2026
There’s an unpredictability to Sexy Beast that positions it as a solid contender for one of the best thrillers of the millennium.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of unpredictability

Noun

Trump’s credibility has been undercut by his own capriciousness.

— David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 21 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of capriciousness

Noun

His earlier films offer the immediacy of real-time creation, of something not unfinished but unreworked, thrust onto the screen with an impulsiveness that’s balanced by the careful conception behind it.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of impulsiveness

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Yet his history of cancellations, perpetual moodiness and ongoing string of underwhelming work frame this as a bet with long odds.

— Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026
Lana Del Rey’s gradient shade offers a beautiful blend of warm brunette tones that are intoxicating and rich to match the moodiness of fall.

— Amanda Le, InStyle, 1 Sep. 2026

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