Synonyms for fluctuation
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Noun
1. Oscillation
Definitions
- n. 1
A motion like that of waves; a moving in this and that direction; an irregular rising and falling.
the fluctuations of the sea
Related words
- Word family
- fluctuate
Forms
- Plural
- fluctuations → oscillations, unsteadinesses, vacillations, inconstancies…
Example sentences
- oscillation Its motion resembles the oscillation of a pendulum.
- inconstancy There is nothing in this world constant, but inconstancy.
- variation This is the humorous variation of a certain proverb.
- shifting Algeria is shifting towards a free market economy.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| fluctuation | falling | |
| oscillation | falling | |
| vacillation | falling | |
| unsteadiness | steady | |
| inconstancy | steady | |
| variation | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- shifting2
- 9 letters
- variation4
- 11 letters
- oscillation4, vacillation4, inconstancy4
- 12 letters
- unsteadiness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (shifting2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- fluctuation
- Italiano
- fluttuazione
- Español
- fluctuación
- Deutsch
- Schwankung