Synonyms for volatile
ˈvɒl ə tl, -tɪl; esp. Brit. -ˌtaɪlvolatile

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1. volatile

   Synonyms:
   vaporizable, sublimable, distillable, airy, spirituous, evaporating, gay, iively, flighty, capricious, irresolute

   Antonyms:
   fixed, solid, persistent, dull, somber, demure, steady, determined, resolute, involatile

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1. volatileadjective

   a volatile substance; a substance that changes readily from solid or liquid to a vapor

   "it was heated to evaporate the volatiles"

   Antonyms:
   nonvolatilisable, nonvolatile, nonvolatilizable, unchangeable, constant, stable

2. volatileadjective

   evaporating readily at normal temperatures and pressures

   "volatile oils"; "volatile solvents"

   Synonyms:
   explosive, fickle

   Antonyms:
   nonvolatilisable, unchangeable, nonvolatilizable, stable, nonvolatile, constant

3. explosive, volatileadjective

   liable to lead to sudden change or violence

   "an explosive issue"; "a volatile situation with troops and rioters eager for a confrontation"

   Synonyms:
   explosive, fickle

   Antonyms:
   nonvolatilizable, nonvolatilisable, unchangeable, stable, nonvolatile, constant

4. fickle, volatileadjective

   marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments

   "fickle friends"; "a flirt's volatile affections"

   Synonyms:
   quicksilver(a), explosive, fickle, mercurial, erratic

   Antonyms:
   nonvolatilizable, stable, nonvolatile, nonvolatilisable, unchangeable, constant

5. volatileadjective

   tending to vary often or widely

   "volatile stocks"; "volatile emotions"

   Synonyms:
   explosive, fickle

   Antonyms:
   stable, nonvolatilisable, nonvolatile, unchangeable, nonvolatilizable, constant

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1. volatileadjective

   Synonyms:
   evaporable

2. volatileadjective

   Synonyms:
   airy, gay, lively, jolly, sprightly, vivacious, buoyant, full of spirit, jocund

3. volatileadjective

   Synonyms:
   fickle, changeable, giddy, inconstant, flighty, reckless, uncircumspect, wild, hare-brained, HARUM-SCARUM

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1. volatileadjective

   Synonyms:
   changeable

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1. List of paraphrases for "volatile":

   unstable, explosive, per-session, restive, troubled, volatility, precarious, turbulent, unsettled, fragile, erasable, unpredictable, unsteady, erratic, shaky, fluctuating, tense, uncertain

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1. Dave Weisberger:

   The problems that faced Silvergate were primarily a result of less-than-adequate risk management, notably one of relying too much on volatile short-term deposits while lending or investing at a longer duration, this is not like the collapse of FTX, where investors lost their deposits, but, rather, an orderly dissolution.

2. Shogo Maekawa:

   It's a risk that we can't trade for 10 days even if something volatile happens in overseas markets.

3. Ken Polcari:

   Empire State (data) was horrendous compared to what the expectations were, but Empire State is also a very regional number and a very volatile number, they are all looking to Wednesday's FOMC meeting minutes and what it is going to mean, what are they going to say.

4. Farrah Abraham:

   I was so compelled to try out the family bootcamp because my parents and I have a long history on ‘Teen Mom,’ which many have watched over the years on MTV, and I feel so many things are unanswered. There’s a lot of variables that many don’t get to see why we have such a volatile relationship.

5. Paso Robles:

   You’ve got a value-added product, you’ve got agricultural real-estate as a hedge against inflation, and if you can be smart about operating it you can come up with a pretty consistent cash flow that can produce a return on investment that is not as volatile as other products.