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Unstable

Uh-NSTAY-buhl

/ʌˈnsteɪbʌl/

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unstable

Dictionary meaning

Subject to change.

Examples

  • Sensitive and highly unstable compounds.
  • Their rather unstable religious convictions were alarming.

Synonyms: uncertain

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Ephemeral

ih-FEM-er-ul

Mellifluous

muh-LIF-loo-us

Perspicacious

pur-spi-KAY-shus

Obsequious

uhb-SEE-kwee-us

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