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changeable

change·a·ble

changeable

 
pronunciation:
cheIn j bl
features:
Word Combinations (adjective)
part of speech: adjective
definition 1: capable of changing; likely to change; variable; inconstant; fickle.
The weather is difficult to predict due to the changeable winds in this area.
synonyms:
alterable, changeful, fickle, inconstant, mutable, skittish, uncertain, unstable, unsteady, variable
antonyms:
constant, invariable, saturnine, set, stable, unchangeable
similar words:
capricious, erratic, fluctuating, inconsistent, mercurial, mobile, protean, temperamental, unpredictable, unreliable, varying, volatile
definition 2: changing in color or appearance, esp. when viewed from different angles, such as some silk; iridescent.
synonyms:
shot
similar words:
iridescent, motley, nacreous, opalescent, parti-colored, prismatic, shimmering
Word Combinations  About this feature
adverb + (adj.)changeable culturally, easily, endlessly, largely, less, relatively, yet
(adj.)changeable + noun attitude, band, beauty, behavior, belief, camera, cause, cell, circumstance, climate, complex, eagle, entity, environment, example, feeling, fluid, foam, freeway, hawk, identity, light, liner, living, message, mood, nature, patience, psychotherapy, reality, realm, river, setting, sign, situation, species, stage, universe, variable, variation, weather, wind [See all][See only the most frequent]
derivations: changeably (adv.), changeability (n.), changeableness (n.)