adjadj.alllacking stability or fixity or firmnessExamples:- unstable political conditions
- the tower proved to be unstable in the high wind
- an unstable world economy
Antonyms:stable
Derivationally Related Form:unstableness
Inherited Hypernyms:unstable
Similar to:coseismal coseismic crank cranky tender tippy explosive volatile rickety shaky wobbly wonky rocky seismal seismic tipsy top-heavy tottering volcanic
See also:impermanent inconstant temporary unsteady
adj satadj.allhighly or violently reactiveExamples:- sensitive and highly unstable compounds
Antonyms:unreactive
Derivationally Related Form:unstableness
Inherited Hypernyms:unstable
Similar to:reactive
adj satadj.allaffording no ease or reassuranceSynset:precarious
Antonyms:easy
Derivationally Related Form:precariousnessunstableness
Inherited Hypernyms:precarious
Similar to:uneasy
adj satadj.allsuffering from severe mental illnessSynset:mentally ill unsound
Antonyms:sane
Derivationally Related Form:unsoundnessunstableness
Inherited Hypernyms:mentally ill
Similar to:insane
adj satadj.alldisposed to psychological variabilityExamples:- his rather unstable religious convictions
Antonyms:resolute
Derivationally Related Form:unstableness
Inherited Hypernyms:unstable
Similar to:irresolute
adj satadj.allsubject to change; variableSynset:fluid
Examples:- a fluid situation fraught with uncertainty
- everything was unstable following the coup
Antonyms:unchangeable
Derivationally Related Form:fluidness
Inherited Hypernyms:fluid
Similar to:changeable changeful