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
Below, discover 26 dark winter nail looks to get inspired by this season, from classic black cherry to moody denim and dirty martini green manicures.
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Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 5 Jan. 2026
The moody Moon activates your 8th House of Intimacy today, focusing your instincts on the topics that matter.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2026
Your 7th House of Bonds gets fresh air as moody Chiron stations direct, inviting balanced talks that give each person time to speak and feel heard.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2026
They are structurally rebuilt with the weight and spice necessary to capture the moody, contemplative spirit of the season.
—Angela Hansberger, AJC.com, 2 Jan. 2026
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Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 5 Jan. 2026
The moody Moon activates your 8th House of Intimacy today, focusing your instincts on the topics that matter.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2026
Your 7th House of Bonds gets fresh air as moody Chiron stations direct, inviting balanced talks that give each person time to speak and feel heard.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2026
They are structurally rebuilt with the weight and spice necessary to capture the moody, contemplative spirit of the season.
—Angela Hansberger, AJC.com, 2 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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Instead of impulsive moves, energy goes toward goals that require patience and endurance.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
6 Jan. 2026
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That fear can contribute to impulsive decisions, overtrading, and emotional fatigue - outcomes sometimes interpreted as personal failure rather than a response to the way risk is structured.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
5 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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Some of the consequences of owing your body sleep are readily apparent, like feeling drowsy, irritable, or brain-foggy, or catching seemingly every virus.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
6 Jan. 2026
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Accompanying Rayner through these daily adventures were the irritable duck Chelveston (named after his English bomber base) and the gentle dog puppet Cuddly Dudley.—
Michael Peregrine,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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On Monday morning, the Sierra Avalanche Center reported that the recent storm was beginning to wind down, but warned that avalanche risks remained elevated due to strong winds and unstable snow.—
Daniel Hunt
January 5,
Sacbee.com,
6 Jan. 2026
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The last two drafts are starting to come together, specifically the 2023 group, to form a foundation that can keep the need for relying on the unstable free-agent market to a slightly lower level.—
Paul Dehner Jr,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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His childhood best friend and sometimes-lover, Rachel Mizler (Odessa A’zion), gets swept up in his hijinks, as does his temperamental foil of a friend, Wally (Tyler the Creator).—
Alexandra Jhamb Burns,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 Jan. 2026
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Affectionate Venus and temperamental Mars in Capricorn oppose the moon, escalating our moodiness and sentiments.—
Lisa Stardust,
Refinery29,
1 Jan. 2026
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“Moody.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moody. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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