as in volatile
frequently influenced by moods and especially bad moods
teenagers are often both moody and changeable
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Recent Examples of moody
Pair them with navy, rust, or cream table linens to create a moody and calming fall tablescape.
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Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Oct. 2025
The Atlantic is cold but beautiful, perfect for beach walks and birdwatching under a vast, moody sky.
—Becca Blond, AFAR Media, 7 Oct. 2025
The pigment is creamy, lasts forever, and compliments an eye-liner wing or moody eye shadow.
—Grace McCarty, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
This marbled glass cellar, in my favorite moody mix of rust and olive, is smaller than the Bee House, but the swirly colors bring me so much joy with every lid lift and pinch.
—Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Sep. 2025
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Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Oct. 2025
The Atlantic is cold but beautiful, perfect for beach walks and birdwatching under a vast, moody sky.
—Becca Blond, AFAR Media, 7 Oct. 2025
The pigment is creamy, lasts forever, and compliments an eye-liner wing or moody eye shadow.
—Grace McCarty, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
This marbled glass cellar, in my favorite moody mix of rust and olive, is smaller than the Bee House, but the swirly colors bring me so much joy with every lid lift and pinch.
—Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for moody
Adjective
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Prosecutors had previously argued Collins posed a danger for bringing a weapon into a volatile setting, though Kling maintained his client never brandished the firearm.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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Trump’s trade war has thrown the global trade status quo into disarray, and investors are looking to move their assets from more volatile paper currency.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN Money,
8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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An impulsive move can backfire.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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Woolf said that those with the condition may also be given antidepressants to treat low mood or mood stabilizers to manage manic symptoms, which can include elevated mood, impulsive behavior and sleep difficulties.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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However, such symptoms are hard to attribute to vaccines because infants can be irritable or fussy regardless of vaccination.—
Aria Bendix,
NBC news,
19 Sep. 2025
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When the caffeine wears off, children may have a headache and feel irritable or tired.—
Dr. Mark Corkins,
Boston Herald,
14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Turnover among school leaders remains unstable, however.—
Kayla Huynh,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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The jump in homeless youth represents a rising number of Cincinnati families who face unstable housing situations, said Rico Blackman, director of organizing at the Greater Cincinnati Homeless Coalition.—
Elizabeth B. Kim,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Everything else that seems to go with being a fashion designer is there as well, certainly including a tendency toward temperamental behavior.—
Tonya Blazio-Licorish,
Footwear News,
15 Sep. 2025
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But one way to distract and soothe your temperamental toddler might be through music.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Moody.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moody. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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