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
The season’s bulky layers and moody color pallet can sometimes feel a bit heavy—these jeans added some lightness.
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Kaelin Dodge, InStyle, 27 Jan. 2026
Guest says that spending time in a moody room in the winter may dampen your spirits.
—Kylie Petty, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Jan. 2026
The collection, presented through an Instagram live stream, highlighted Chavarría’s Mexican-American heritage and style with statement-making streetwear — including lowrider bikes and moody cultural imagery.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 24 Jan. 2026
The moody Moon in your 9th House of Journeys is squaring Jupiter in your quieter 12th house.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2026
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Kaelin Dodge, InStyle, 27 Jan. 2026
Guest says that spending time in a moody room in the winter may dampen your spirits.
—Kylie Petty, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Jan. 2026
The collection, presented through an Instagram live stream, highlighted Chavarría’s Mexican-American heritage and style with statement-making streetwear — including lowrider bikes and moody cultural imagery.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 24 Jan. 2026
The moody Moon in your 9th House of Journeys is squaring Jupiter in your quieter 12th house.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for moody
Adjective
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Key's Jerry is a disruption through and through, knocking everything just a little off-kilter with each volatile appearance.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Jan. 2026
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Paul Weller is still a godlike figure, but the Jam themselves had a really distinct chemistry and sounded very volatile onstage and are among the great punk groups.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
8 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The difference between decisive and impulsive is data.—
Christopher DiLella,
CNBC,
21 Jan. 2026
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In hindsight, the whole process was impulsive.—
Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
20 Jan. 2026
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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On the contrary, Juventus’ football soothed even the most irritable sections of the crowd.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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This can include feeling irritable, having a low frustration tolerance, feeling easily overstimulated, and having rapid shifts in emotion.—
Korin Miller,
SELF,
20 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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As a new Fortune magazine feature reveals, the gold hoarding reflects a belief on the part of Tether’s CEO that Western economies are unraveling and that his firm can be an anchor of stability in an unstable world.—
Carlos Garcia,
Fortune,
30 Jan. 2026
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As stocks become unstable, precious metals are usually a safe bet for investors.—
Itzel Franco,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The temperamental Moon energizes your 8th House of Intimacy, while extravagant Jupiter emboldens your 11th House of Community.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Jan. 2026
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Often, though, the clutter is the point, and you’re smacked with temperamental textures that channel the flippant streak of plunderphonics.—
H.D. Angel,
Pitchfork,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Moody.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moody. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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