instability

[in-stuh-bil-i-tee] / ˌɪn stəˈbɪl ɪ ti /

NOUN

imbalance, inconstancy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

anxiety fluctuation insecurity uncertainty volatility vulnerability weakness

STRONG

alternation capriciousness changeability changeableness disequilibrium disquiet fickleness fitfulness flightiness fluidity frailty hesitation immaturity impermanence inconsistency inquietude irregularity irresolution mutability oscillation pliancy precariousness restlessness shakiness transience unpredictability unreliability unsteadiness vacillation variability wavering

WEAK

unfixedness

Antonyms

STRONG

calm

WEAK

balance constancy soundness stability steadfastness

Example Sentences

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Considering the recent instability and sour sentiment, it is easy to doubt the company.

From Barron's

Its present size and depth, approximately 350 km wide, line up well with predictions for these slow-moving mantle instabilities.

From Science Daily

Training for the Kurdish guards at the facilities is inconsistent because they are pulled away often to deal with instability elsewhere, the inspector general reported.

From The Wall Street Journal

“If this is confirmed, it’s another military coup, which increases instability in the whole region,” he said.

From Washington Times

"If this is confirmed, it is another military coup which increases instability in the whole region," said the European Union's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell.

From Reuters

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