MUTABLE Synonyms: 75 Similar and Opposite Words

mutable

adjective

ˈmyü-tə-bəl

Definition of mutable

as in volatile

likely to change frequently, suddenly, or unexpectedly a politician with very mutable positions on all the issues

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Recent Examples of mutable These 10 songs represent her ideal playground, a space bright and broad enough for her dreamlike visions and mutable voice to take whatever shapes her imagination allows. — Jayson Greene, Pitchfork, 8 May 2026 The obstacles are mutable and insidious. — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 7 Mar. 2026 Warm, ashen, and almost preternaturally glossy, consider the pop star's interpretation a blueprint for the mutable color trend. — Calin Van Paris, InStyle, 3 Mar. 2026 In Search of Lost Time can explore selfhood, then, and find that the self is a sprawling, mutable thing. — Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mutable

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The South Korean benchmark now hovers at around 6,700, having experienced volatile swings due to the heavy dependence on heavyweights Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 24 July 2026
As a politician of some experience, she is presumably unfazed by the sorts of challenges that come with governing a volatile section of her volatile country.

— Kevin Sieff, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026

Definition of volatile

Adjective

These maps account for a range of variables, including cargo-shipping routes, surface currents, wind patterns, and the unpredictable drift of objects at sea.

— Alexander Klose, Scientific American, 24 July 2026
Much of Crown Center is indoors or covered, which is a big plus for when weather becomes unpredictable.

— Taylor Haught, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026

Definition of unpredictable

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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
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

Definition of changeful

Adjective

The approach aims to improve flexibility in manufacturing while making robotic automation more practical for complex, variable production environments.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 24 July 2026
Both screens run at a variable refresh rate of 120Hz and reach their brightest yet at 3,200 nits.

— Florence Ion, PC Magazine, 23 July 2026

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