Synonyms for Variable
ˈvɛər i ə bəlvari·able

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1. variablenoun

   Synonyms:
   variable quantity, parameter, changeable, alterable, unstable, fluctuating, mutable, unsteady, flexible, varying, aberrant, fickle, inconstant, shifting

   Antonyms:
   constant, invariable, unchangeable, unalterable, immutable, unchanging

2. variablenoun

   able to vary

   Synonyms:
   parameter, variable quantity, changeable, shifting, unsteady, mutable, flexible, varying, fluctuating, fickle, unstable, aberrant, inconstant, alterable

   Antonyms:
   constant, invariable, immutable, unchanging, unchangeable, unalterable

3. variablenoun

   likely to vary

   There are several variables to consider here.

   Synonyms:
   parameter, changeable, variable quantity, mutable, shifting, fickle, flexible, inconstant, varying, alterable, fluctuating, aberrant, unstable, unsteady

   Antonyms:
   invariable, constant, unchanging, immutable, unchangeable, unalterable

4. variablenoun

   marked by diversity or difference

   Synonyms:
   changeable, variable quantity, parameter, unsteady, aberrant, unstable, inconstant, fickle, varying, fluctuating, flexible, mutable, alterable, shifting

   Antonyms:
   invariable, constant, unchangeable, unchanging, unalterable, immutable

5. variablenoun

   having no fixed quantitative value

   Synonyms:
   variable quantity, parameter, changeable, inconstant, varying, mutable, fluctuating, aberrant, fickle, unstable, alterable, flexible, unsteady, shifting

   Antonyms:
   invariable, constant, unchangeable, unchanging, unalterable, immutable

6. variablenoun

   tending to deviate from a normal or recognized type

   Synonyms:
   variable quantity, changeable, parameter, flexible, aberrant, fluctuating, varying, mutable, unstable, shifting, inconstant, fickle, unsteady, alterable

   Antonyms:
   invariable, constant, unchangeable, unalterable, unchanging, immutable

7. variablenoun

   a variable star

   Synonyms:
   changeable, variable quantity, parameter

   Antonyms:
   constant, invariable

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1. variable

   Synonyms:
   changeable, mutable, fickle, capricious, wavering, unsteady, inconstant, shifting

   Antonyms:
   unchanging, unchangeable, immutable, constant, firm, true, fast, stanch, unwavering, steady, unalterable, invariable

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:4.0 / 2 votes

1. variablenoun

   something that is likely to vary; something that is subject to variation

   "the weather is one variable to be considered"

   Synonyms:
   variable star, variable quantity

   Antonyms:
   unvaried, constant, strict, invariant, invariable, unadaptable, unvarying, hard-and-fast, changeless

2. variable, variable quantitynoun

   a quantity that can assume any of a set of values

   Synonyms:
   variable star, variable quantity, variable

   Antonyms:
   unadaptable, invariant, strict, unvarying, constant, changeless, hard-and-fast, invariable, unvaried

3. variable star, variablenoun

   a star that varies noticeably in brightness

   Synonyms:
   variable star, variable quantity, variable

   Antonyms:
   constant, unvarying, hard-and-fast, invariant, invariable, unadaptable, unvaried, changeless, strict

4. variableadjective

   a symbol (like x or y) that is used in mathematical or logical expressions to represent a variable quantity

   Synonyms:
   variable star, variable quantity

   Antonyms:
   invariant, hard-and-fast, unvarying, changeless, unvaried, invariable, unadaptable, constant, strict

5. variableadjective

   liable to or capable of change

   "rainfall in the tropics is notoriously variable"; "variable winds"; "variable expenses"

   Synonyms:
   varying

   Antonyms:
   unvarying, hard-and-fast, changeless, invariant, constant, strict, unvaried, unadaptable, invariable

6. varying, variableadjective

   marked by diversity or difference

   "the varying angles of roof slope"; "nature is infinitely variable"

   Synonyms:
   varying, variable

   Antonyms:
   hard-and-fast, unvarying, constant, invariant, unadaptable, changeless, invariable, strict, unvaried

7. variableadjective

   (used of a device) designed so that a property (as e.g. light) can be varied

   "a variable capacitor"; "variable filters in front of the mercury xenon lights"

   Synonyms:
   varying

   Antonyms:
   unvarying, unvaried, changeless, invariant, unadaptable, constant, strict, invariable, hard-and-fast

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1. variableadjective

   Synonyms:
   changeable, mutable

2. variableadjective

   Synonyms:
   inconstant, unsteady, fickle, vacillating, wavering, fluctuating, fitful, undecided

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1. variableadjective

   Synonyms:
   mutable, changeable, changeable

   Antonyms:
   invariable, unchangeable

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1. List of paraphrases for "variable":

   variables, varying, variability, floating, varies, varied, vary, fluctuating

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How to use Variable in a sentence?

1. Carlos Pellegrini:

   It is extremely difficult in a single study to account for every variable that impacts performance, the studies here add to a growing body of evidence suggesting that surgeons, particularly experienced surgeons, can devise techniques to compensate for sleep disruption.

2. Gary Schnitkey:

   There still is a fixed cost out there no matter what you do, so the incentive is to go out there and get the variable cost covered and eat into the fixed cost.

3. Tom Blair:

   Silence is one of the great arts of conversation, as allowed by Cicero himself, who says, "there is not only an art, but an eloquence in it." A well bred woman may easily and effectually promote the most useful and elegant conversation without speaking a word. The modes of speech are scarcely more variable than the modes of silence.

4. Fortran manual for Xerox Computers:

   The primary purpose of the Data statement is to give names to constants; instead of referring to pi as 3.141592653589793 at every appearance, the variable Pi can be given that value with a Data statement and used instead of the longer form of the constant. This also simplifies modifying the program, should the value of pi change.

5. Med Jones:

   I do not understand why some would call me an economic oracle. Although I correctly foretasted key economic events in the past 10 years, the truth is that any economic forecasting model can become useless with the change of just one variable. And if we learned anything from experience, the only constant in markets is change. The first rule of economic forecasting is to understand that it is a science of probability not a science of certainty.