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Synonyms for volatile
ˈvɒl ə tl, -tɪl; esp. Brit. -ˌtaɪlvolatile
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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
volatile
Synonyms:
vaporizable, sublimable, distillable, airy, spirituous, evaporating, gay, iively, flighty, capricious, irresoluteAntonyms:
fixed, solid, persistent, dull, somber, demure, steady, determined, resolute, involatile
Princeton's WordNet
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, stablevolatileadjective
evaporating readily at normal temperatures and pressures
"volatile oils"; "volatile solvents"
Antonyms:
nonvolatilisable, unchangeable, nonvolatilizable, stable, nonvolatile, constantexplosive, volatileadjective
liable to lead to sudden change or violence
"an explosive issue"; "a volatile situation with troops and rioters eager for a confrontation"
Antonyms:
nonvolatilizable, nonvolatilisable, unchangeable, stable, nonvolatile, constantfickle, volatileadjective
marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments
"fickle friends"; "a flirt's volatile affections"
Synonyms:
quicksilver(a), explosive, fickle, mercurial, erraticAntonyms:
nonvolatilizable, stable, nonvolatile, nonvolatilisable, unchangeable, constantvolatileadjective
tending to vary often or widely
"volatile stocks"; "volatile emotions"
Antonyms:
stable, nonvolatilisable, nonvolatile, unchangeable, nonvolatilizable, constant
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
volatileadjective
Synonyms:
evaporablevolatileadjective
Synonyms:
airy, gay, lively, jolly, sprightly, vivacious, buoyant, full of spirit, jocundvolatileadjective
Synonyms:
fickle, changeable, giddy, inconstant, flighty, reckless, uncircumspect, wild, hare-brained, HARUM-SCARUM
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
volatileadjective
Synonyms:
changeable
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "volatile":
unstable, explosive, per-session, restive, troubled, volatility, precarious, turbulent, unsettled, fragile, erasable, unpredictable, unsteady, erratic, shaky, fluctuating, tense, uncertain
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#456 | gay | |
#10488 | unstable | |
#11666 | uncertain | |
#11950 | troubled | |
#11983 | explosive | |
#12828 | volatile | |
#14236 | fragile | |
#15087 | volatility | |
#16043 | tense | |
#18829 | unpredictable | |
#20272 | turbulent | |
#23220 | airy | |
#30673 | shaky | |
#31949 | erratic | |
#37328 | precarious | |
#39085 | fluctuating | |
#40835 | unsettled | |
#45715 | capricious | |
#47567 | fickle | |
#49479 | unsteady | |
#55324 | mercurial | |
#68395 | erasable | |
#78740 | evaporating | |
#101493 | restive | |
#124538 | flighty | |
#166810 | spirituous | |
#185651 | irresolute |
How to use volatile in a sentence?
Will the Fed react negatively to a 300k print? Likely not, with the momentum on taper already really high the Fed will have a hard time making an about face after a small miss on what has been a very volatile series, if we were to see something more extreme like a negative NFP print for example, then we could have a different story and the Fed may be forced to at least pause.
It's a risk that we can't trade for 10 days even if something volatile happens in overseas markets.
It works very well with Evangelicals. It works very well with about a quarter of the American Jewish community, it works with conservative Republicans. And these are issues that are highly volatile and play extremely well.
It's either shorts covering, because they don't want to be short tomorrow ahead of the Fed meeting, or it's people that want to be long getting long in front of the Fed, the market's going to be volatile tomorrow.
From a sales and market perspective, the first quarter has increased the uncertainty as to how volatile currency, grain and energy markets may change our customers' priorities short term in Household Care and Bioenergy (divisions), however, as a result of our diversified business and strong agriculture and food markets, we expect organic sales growth of 7-9 percent in 2015.
Translations for volatile
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- vlugtigAfrikaans
- متطايرهArabic
- prchavýCzech
- flygtigDanish
- volatilGerman
- πτητικός, εφήμερος, άστατος, προσωρινός, επιπόλαιος, εκρηκτικός, ευμετάβλητος, ρευστόςGreek
- volátilSpanish
- فرارPersian
- lyhytkestoinen, vaihteleva, räjähdysherkkä, volatiili, häilyväinen, haihtuva, epävakaaFinnish
- volatilFrench
- so-ghaalaghManx
- נדיףHebrew
- illékonyHungarian
- volatileItalian
- 爆弾, 揮発性の, 発破, 揮発性Japanese
- 휘발성의Korean
- meruapMalay
- tijdelijk, vluchtigDutch
- flyktigNorwegian
- сысгæOssetian, Ossetic
- nieuchwytny, ulotnyPolish
- instável, volátilPortuguese
- efemer, volatilRomanian
- непостоянный, изменчивый, энергозависимый, летучийRussian
- prchavýSlovak
- flyktig, volatilSwedish
- ลบเลือนได้Thai
- uçucuTurkish
- bay hơiVietnamese
- 挥发Chinese
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