Synonyms for labile
- adjective
Most common
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Ambivalent — of a verb, able to change valency without changing its form; especially, able to be used both transitively…
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Definitions
- adj. 1
Of a verb, able to change valency without changing its form; especially, able to be used both transitively and intransitively without changing its form.
Related words
- Word family
- labial
- Phrases
- labile affect labile verb
Example sentences
- ambivalent I have this ambivalent attitude towards my boss.
- diffused A great light was diffused over the baseball stadium.
- ergative In Basque, the active subject should have an ergative case marker.
- unstable Back in the 1990s, Algeria was incredibly unstable.
- changeable The weather is very changeable at this time of year.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| labile | falling | |
| ambivalent | rising | |
| diffused | falling | |
| ergative | rising | |
| unstable | steady | |
| changeable | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- unstable3, diffused2, ergative
- 10 letters
- ambivalent4, changeable3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (unstable3 = 3 syllables).