VARIABLE Synonyms: 122 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ˈver-ē-ə-bəl

Definition of variable

as in adjustable

capable of being readily changed a variable expense that we could reduce if we needed to

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Antonyms & Near Antonyms

as in volatile

likely to change frequently, suddenly, or unexpectedly highly variable income from his job as a real estate agent

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Recent Examples of variable

Adjective

Usage can expand with every new workflow, API integration or employee use case, which makes the economics much more variable than a traditional software license. — Prajkta Waditwar, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026 This is even better in handheld mode, thanks to the screen's variable refresh rate (VRR) support. — Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 31 Aug. 2026

Noun

The harder problem is locating and tracking moving targets with sufficient precision, why is why better intelligence, including potentially from partners such as Russia or China, could become an important variable. — Hamidreza Azizi, Time, 29 Aug. 2026 Hopes of Hormuz reopening A crucial variable is whether significant LNG volumes from the Middle East return before winter. — Jenni Reid, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for variable

Recent Examples of Synonyms for variable

Adjective

An adjustable-rate mortgage is your other option for a home loan.

— Rebecca Safier, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
Key components to look out for include those Extra-Wide labels, yes, but also roomy toe boxes, stretchy uppers, adjustable closure (via straps or laces), and accommodating, stabilizing platforms that keep feet in proper alignment.

— Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of adjustable

Noun

This variable star is also located 250 light-years from Earth, but is sadly lost from view in the glare of the sun during the summer months.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 29 June 2026
Mroz counters, however, that none of those cases are actual microlensing events and instead the mere fluctuations of ordinary variable stars.

— Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 4 June 2026

Definition of variable star

Adjective

One lesson from the artwork is that humans are endlessly adaptable.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2026
It is intended to provide Kadena with a more capable and adaptable combat aircraft while sustaining the base’s ability to generate ready airpower in a strategically important region.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of adaptable

Adjective

After all, that was the group that revolutionized last year’s offense from strong but static to unpredictable and setting a league-wide trend with 13 personnel and dominated on play-action and in the run game with defenses consistently compromised.

— Nate Atkins, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Still, markets are nervous, and experts have described the Houthis as highly unpredictable.

— Fatma Khaled, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of unpredictable

Adjective

Doctors insert a thin, flexible catheter into a blood vessel and steer it up to the heart using real-time imaging guidance to place a sealing device.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
Demand for oil plunged during the war — much more than oil industry analysts had expected — proving that the world is much more flexible about its oil usage than previously believed.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of flexible

Noun

These occur when a dense stellar remnant called a neutron star drags material from a companion stellar body.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Hubble’s images reveal an intricate web of gas and dust spreading outward from the explosion’s center, where a rapidly spinning neutron star remains.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of neutron star

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