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unstable |
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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