Grep  of  noun  unstable 
  unstableness 
 
  Overview  of  adj  unstable 
 
  The  adj  unstable  has  6  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  unstable  --  (lacking  stability  or  fixity  or  firmness;  "unstable  political  conditions";  "the  tower  proved  to  be  unstable  in  the  high  wind";  "an  unstable  world  economy") 
  2.  (1)  unstable  --  (highly  or  violently  reactive;  "sensitive  and  highly  unstable  compounds") 
  3.  (1)  precarious,  unstable  --  (affording  no  ease  or  reassurance;  "a  precarious  truce") 
  4.  mentally  ill,  unsound,  unstable  --  (suffering  from  severe  mental  illness;  "of  unsound  mind") 
  5.  unstable  --  (disposed  to  psychological  variability;  "his  rather  unstable  religious  convictions") 
  6.  fluid,  unstable  --  (subject  to  change;  variable;  "a  fluid  situation  fraught  with  uncertainty";  "everything  was  unstable  following  the  coup) 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  unstable 
 
  6  senses  of  unstable 
 
  Sense  1 
  unstable  (vs.  stable) 
 
  stable  (vs.  unstable) 
  =>  firm,  steady,  unfluctuating 
  =>  lasting 
  =>  stabile 
  =>  stabilized,  stabilised 
 
  Sense  2 
  unstable 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  reactive)  ->  unreactive 
 
  Sense  3 
  precarious,  unstable 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  uneasy)  ->  easy,  at  ease 
 
  Sense  4 
  mentally  ill,  unsound,  unstable 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  insane)  ->  sane 
 
  Sense  5 
  unstable 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  irresolute)  ->  resolute 
 
  Sense  6 
  fluid,  unstable 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  changeable)  ->  unchangeable 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  unstable 
 
  6  senses  of  unstable 
 
  Sense  1 
  unstable  (vs.  stable) 
  =>  coseismic,  coseismal 
  =>  crank,  cranky,  tender,  tippy 
  =>  disturbed,  unsettled 
  =>  explosive,  volatile 
  =>  labile 
  =>  rickety,  shaky,  wobbly,  wonky 
  =>  rocky 
  =>  seismic,  seismal 
  =>  thermolabile 
  =>  top-heavy 
  =>  tottering 
  =>  volcanic 
  Also  See->  impermanent#1,  temporary#1;  inconstant#1;  unsteady#1 
 
  Sense  2 
  unstable 
  =>  reactive  (vs.  unreactive) 
 
  Sense  3 
  precarious,  unstable 
  =>  uneasy  (vs.  easy) 
 
  Sense  4 
  mentally  ill,  unsound,  unstable 
  =>  insane  (vs.  sane) 
 
  Sense  5 
  unstable 
  =>  irresolute  (vs.  resolute) 
 
  Sense  6 
  fluid,  unstable 
  =>  changeable  (vs.  unchangeable),  changeful 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  unstable 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  unstable 
 
  unstable  used  as  an  adjective  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  6) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  unstable 
  unstable 
 
  Overview  of  adj  unstable 
 
  The  adj  unstable  has  6  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  unstable  --  (lacking  stability  or  fixity  or  firmness;  "unstable  political  conditions";  "the  tower  proved  to  be  unstable  in  the  high  wind";  "an  unstable  world  economy") 
  2.  (1)  unstable  --  (highly  or  violently  reactive;  "sensitive  and  highly  unstable  compounds") 
  3.  (1)  precarious,  unstable  --  (affording  no  ease  or  reassurance;  "a  precarious  truce") 
  4.  mentally  ill,  unsound,  unstable  --  (suffering  from  severe  mental  illness;  "of  unsound  mind") 
  5.  unstable  --  (disposed  to  psychological  variability;  "his  rather  unstable  religious  convictions") 
  6.  fluid,  unstable  --  (subject  to  change;  variable;  "a  fluid  situation  fraught  with  uncertainty";  "everything  was  unstable  following  the  coup) 

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