variable

[vair-ee-uh-buhl] / ˈvɛər i ə bəl /

ADJECTIVE

changing, changeable

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fickle fluctuating volatile

STRONG

fluid irregular mobile shifting wavering yo-yo

WEAK

capricious changeful fitful flexible iffy inconstant mercurial mutable protean shifty slippery spasmodic temperamental ticklish uncertain unequable unsettled unstable unsteady vacillating waffling

Antonyms

STRONGEST

stable

WEAK

invariable unchangeable unchanging unvarying

Example Sentences

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But monetary policy operates with long and variable lags.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

He said variable annuities are stupid and poisonous, but he claimed that fixed-rate annuities are the sparkly, rainbow-fairyland of investments if you know the right ones.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 12, 2026

It means the energy price cap, which fixes the maximum amount customers on a standard variable tariff can be charged, will rise from 1 July.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Goldin points to women’s agency as the main variable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

And then we were given the opportunity to study a variable on our own.

From "Because of Mr. Terupt" by Rob Buyea

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