Synonyms for inconstancy
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Noun
1. Fickleness
fickleness, uncertainty, instability, volatility, variability, lightness, indecision, disloyalty, levity, unfaithfulness, mutability, falseness, faithlessness, irresolution, changeableness, vacillation
Other
fluctuation, unsteadiness, unstableness, changefulness, unconstantness dated
Definitions
- n. 1
Lack of constancy; lack of consistency in thought, emotion or action.
Although she loved him for many years, his inconstancy eventually drove her to another.
Forms
- Plural
- inconstancies → ficklenesses, uncertainties, instabilities, volatilities…
Example sentences
- uncertainty All forecasts have a certain degree of uncertainty.
- instability There is constant political instability in Morocco.
- volatility Continuing volatility is a safe bet in today's market.
- fluctuation The fluctuation in prices caused a financial crisis.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| inconstancy | steady | |
| uncertainty | rising | |
| instability | steady | |
| volatility | rising | |
| fickleness | steady | |
| fluctuation | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- levity3
- 9 letters
- lightness2, falseness
- 10 letters
- volatility5, indecision4, disloyalty4, mutability, fickleness3
- 11 letters
- uncertainty4, instability5, variability6, fluctuation4, vacillation4
- 12 letters
- unsteadiness, irresolution, unstableness
- 13 letters
- faithlessness, changefulness
- 14 letters
- unfaithfulness, changeableness, unconstantness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (levity3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- inconstance
- Italiano
- incostanza
- Español
- inconstancia
- Deutsch
- Unbeständigkeit