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- 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
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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
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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
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related words: |
changeable, choleric, erratic, explosive, fluid, fugitive, mobile, nervous, passionate, temperamental, turbulent, violent, wayward |
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
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derivations: |
volatileness (n.), volatility (n.) |
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