Synonyms for changeable
- adjective
Most common
variable mutable alterable inconstant unstable volatile fickle iridescent
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Variable — capable of being changed
variable, mutable, alterable, inconstant, mobile, mercurial, fluid, modifiable, adjustable, impermanent, versatile, transformable, protean, various, slippery
2. Unstable
unstable, volatile, uncertain, erratic, unsettled, wavering, capricious, fitful, vacillating, irregular, moody, restless, eccentric, giddy, double-minded, unsteady, irresolute, unsteadfast, weathery, unpredictable, fluctuating, flighty
4. Iridescent
Other
kaleidoscopic, reversible, checkered US, chequered UK, quicksilver, convertible, commutable, raging, chameleonic, changeful rare
Definitions
- adj. 1
Capable of being changed.
- adj. 2
Subject to sudden or frequent changes.
The weather is very changeable today: we've had bright sunshine, clouds, wind and rain in the same half-hour.
- adj. 3
Capable of camouflaging itself by changing colour.
Related words
- Word family
- changeability changeableness
- Phrases
- changeable hawk-eagle changeable lizard
- Is a kind of
- mutable
Example sentences
- variable Now remember, our variable is still undefined.
- unstable Back in the 1990s, Algeria was incredibly unstable.
- volatile The situation in Morocco is actually very volatile.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| changeable | rising | |
| variable | steady | |
| mercurial | steady | |
| inconstant | falling | |
| alterable | falling | |
| unstable | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- shot1
- 5 letters
- fluid2, moody2, giddy2
- 6 letters
- mobile2, raging2, fickle2, fitful2, labile
- 7 letters
- various3, erratic3, mutable3, flighty2, protean3
- 8 letters
- variable4, unstable3, volatile3, slippery3, restless2, wavering3, unsteady3, weathery
- 9 letters
- uncertain3, versatile3, irregular4, eccentric3, unsettled3, checkered2, mercurial4, chequered, alterable, changeful, chatoyant
- 10 letters
- adjustable4, reversible4, capricious3, iridescent4, modifiable, inconstant, irresolute, commutable
- 11 letters
- convertible4, fluctuating4, quicksilver3, impermanent, vacillating4, chameleonic, unsteadfast
- 13 letters
- unpredictable5, kaleidoscopic, transformable
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (fluid2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- changeable
- Italiano
- cambiabile