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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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A geotechnical report prepared for the council warned of a "significant risk of slope instability" from Ffos-y-Fran, while campaigners said plans to keep the tips in place are "staggering".

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Quantum stocks were notoriously volatile long before the recent bout of market instability.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Excessive power and instability go hand in hand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Whether in Kyiv or Khan Younis, war has ceased to be a mechanism for conflict resolution and has instead become a perpetuator of instability, humiliation and loss.

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2026

I spent that weekend in a slushy mix of anxiety about the country’s instability and delight at watching Otto fill out into a handsome young bonobo.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer