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vol·a·tile

volatile

 
 
pronunciation:
va l tihl
features:
Word Combinations (adjective)
part of speech: adjective
definition 1: rapidly changeable, esp. tending to become violent.
His volatile temper put everyone on edge.Stay tuned to this channel for updates on this volatile situation.
synonyms:
eruptive, explosive, quick-tempered, volcanic
antonyms:
calm, stable
similar words:
capricious, fickle, fiery, hasty, hotheaded, mercurial, unsettled, unstable
definition 2: evaporating rapidly, or capable of doing so, without much change in temperature or pressure.
Ammonia is a volatile substance.
synonyms:
vaporous
antonyms:
stable
similar words:
evaporating, gaseous
definition 3: highly changeable or inconsistent.
The housing market tends to be volatile.
synonyms:
changeable, erratic, fickle, inconsistent, inconstant, mercurial, temperamental
antonyms:
constant, stable
similar words:
capricious, flighty, moody, skittish, uncertain, unpredictable, unstable, unsteady, variable
Word Combinations  About this feature
adverb + (adj.)volatile emotionally, extraordinarily, extremely, half, highly, historically, increasingly, less, more, most, notoriously, particularly, politically, potentially, somewhat, unusually
(adj.)volatile + noun acid, aldehyde, anaesthetic, asset, atmosphere, bond, border, chemical, chemistry, climate, combination, commodity, component, compound, continent, counterpart, currency, derivative, dilemma, dispute, earnings, east, electorate, electricity, element, emission, emotion, energy, environment, equity, exchange, explosive, frontier, fuel, fund, gas, gasoline, hydrocarbon, ingredient, investment, investor, issue, market, metal, mix, mixture, molecule, mood, nationalism, nature, oil, organic, personality, politics, portfolio, price, province, reduction, region, relationship, return, sector, segment, session, situation, solid, solvent, stock, substance, sulfur, tech, temper, trading, treasury, vapor, weather [See all][See only the most frequent]
derivations: volatileness (n.), volatility (n.)