Synonyms for erratic
ɪˈræt ɪker·rat·ic

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1. erraticnoun

   Antonyms:
   consistent

2. erraticadjective

   unsteady, random; prone to unexpected changes; not consistent

   Henry has been getting erratic scores on his tests: 40% last week, but 98% this week.

   Antonyms:
   consistent

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1. erratic

   Odd is unmated, as an odd shoe, and so uneven, as an odd number. Singular is alone of its kind; as, the singular number. What is singular is odd, but what is odd may not be singular; as, a drawerful of odd gloves. A strange thing is something hitherto unknown in fact or in cause. A singular coincidence is one the happening of which is unusual; a strange coincidence is one the cause of which is hard to explain. That which is peculiar belongs especially to a person as his own; as, Israel was called Jehovah's "peculiar people," i. e., especially chosen and cherished by him; in its ordinary use there is the implication that the thing peculiar to one is not common to the majority nor quite approved by them, though it may be shared by many; as, the Shakers are peculiar. Eccentric is off or aside from the center, and so off or aside from the ordinary and what is considered the normal course; as, genius is commonly eccentric. Eccentric is a higher and more respectful word than odd or queer. Erratic signifies wandering, a stronger and more censorious term than eccentric. Queer is transverse or oblique, aside from the common in a way that is comical or perhaps slightly ridiculous. Quaint denotes that which is pleasingly odd and fanciful, often with something of the antique; as, the quaint architecture of medieval towns. That which is funny is calculated to provoke laughter; that which is droll is more quietly amusing. That which is grotesque in the material sense is irregular or misshapen in form or outline or ill-proportioned so as to be somewhat ridiculous; the French bizarre is practically equivalent to grotesque.

   Synonyms:
   anomalous, bizarre, comical, crotchety, curious, droll, eccentric, extraordinary, fantastic, funny, grotesque, laughable, ludicrous, odd, peculiar, preposterous, quaint, queer, ridiculous, singular, strange, uncommon, unique, unmatched, unusual, whimsical

   Antonyms:
   common, customary, familiar, natural, normal, ordinary, regular, usual

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1. erratic

   Synonyms:
   desultory, aberrant, abnormal, flighty, changeful, capricious

   Antonyms:
   regular, normal, methodical, calculable, unalterable, steady, undeviate

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1. erratic, fickle, mercurial, quicksilver(a)adjective

   liable to sudden unpredictable change

   "erratic behavior"; "fickle weather"; "mercurial twists of temperament"; "a quicksilver character, cool and willful at one moment, utterly fragile the next"

   Antonyms:
   dependable, settled, reliable, unchangeable

2. erratic, planetary, wanderingadjective

   having no fixed course

   "an erratic comet"; "his life followed a wandering course"; "a planetary vagabond"

   Synonyms:
   planetal, wandering, winding, nomadic, quicksilver(a), rambling, meandering(a), wandering(a), terrestrial, peregrine, worldwide, planetary, world-wide, mobile, fickle, temperamental, global, world(a), roving, mercurial

   Antonyms:
   reliable, dependable, unchangeable, settled

3. erratic, temperamentaladjective

   likely to perform unpredictably

   "erratic winds are the bane of a sailor"; "a temperamental motor; sometimes it would start and sometimes it wouldn't"; "that beautiful but temperamental instrument the flute"- Osbert Lancaster

   Synonyms:
   wandering, fickle, planetary, temperamental, mercurial, quicksilver(a), moody

   Antonyms:
   settled, reliable, dependable, unchangeable

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1. outlandishadjective

   Submitted by Providence on July 15, 2023  

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1. erraticadjective

   Synonyms:
   wandering, roving, nomadic, not stationary

2. erraticadjective

   Synonyms:
   irregular, eccentric, abnormal

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1. erraticadjective

   Synonyms:
   nomadic, wandering, eccentric, fanciful

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1. List of paraphrases for "erratic":

   irregular, unpredictable, whimsical, volatile, uneven, unforeseeable

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1. Frank Coit:

   He was a very erratic personality.

2. Medea Benjamin:

   We think that he is making this about himself and its really a campaign rally, we think that hes a big baby. ... Hes erratic, hes prone to tantrums, he doesnt understand the consequences of his actions. And so this is a great symbol of how we feel about our president.

3. Warren E. Burger:

   A way of life that is odd or even erratic but interferes with no rights or interests of others is not to be condemned because it is different.

4. Andre Bakhos:

   By no means is this indicative of the worst is over, we've had a very erratic, choppy start to the year and the China news is going to give investors a reason to do some short covering and something to hang their hats on.

5. Andre Bakhos:

   We've had a very erratic, choppy start to the year and the China news is going to give investors a reason to do some short covering and something to hang their hats on.