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Another word for unstable

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Adjective

  1. Capable of or liable to change

    See also:

    change

  2. Following no predictable pattern

    See also:

    continue

    change

  3. Lacking stability

    See also:

    strong

    change

  4. Not physically steady or firm

    See also:

    flexible

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Another word for unstable

Modifier

  1. Having a high center of gravity

    Antonyms:

  2. Easily disturbed

  3. Subject to fission

    See also:

    inconstant

    weak

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Sentence Examples

  • Unstable as he was, it didn't take much to send Josh down the porch steps.

  • The new empire was unstable from the first.

  • The closer they drew, the more intense the pressure, and the more unstable they became.

  • Lydia Larkin was a wreck, as unstable as the night Billy Langstrom died.

  • Unstable as it was, their dynasty was soon established.

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