Synonyms for variable
ˈvɛər i ə bəlvari·able

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1. variablenoun

   Synonyms:
   variable quantity, parameter, changeable, alterable, unstable, fluctuating, mutable, unsteady, flexible, varying, aberrant, fickle, inconstant, shifting

   Antonyms:
   constant, invariable, unchangeable, unalterable, immutable, unchanging

2. variablenoun

   able to vary

   Synonyms:
   parameter, variable quantity, changeable, shifting, unsteady, mutable, flexible, varying, fluctuating, fickle, unstable, aberrant, inconstant, alterable

   Antonyms:
   constant, invariable, immutable, unchanging, unchangeable, unalterable

3. variablenoun

   likely to vary

   There are several variables to consider here.

   Synonyms:
   parameter, changeable, variable quantity, mutable, shifting, fickle, flexible, inconstant, varying, alterable, fluctuating, aberrant, unstable, unsteady

   Antonyms:
   invariable, constant, unchanging, immutable, unchangeable, unalterable

4. variablenoun

   marked by diversity or difference

   Synonyms:
   changeable, variable quantity, parameter, unsteady, aberrant, unstable, inconstant, fickle, varying, fluctuating, flexible, mutable, alterable, shifting

   Antonyms:
   invariable, constant, unchangeable, unchanging, unalterable, immutable

5. variablenoun

   having no fixed quantitative value

   Synonyms:
   variable quantity, parameter, changeable, inconstant, varying, mutable, fluctuating, aberrant, fickle, unstable, alterable, flexible, unsteady, shifting

   Antonyms:
   invariable, constant, unchangeable, unchanging, unalterable, immutable

6. variablenoun

   tending to deviate from a normal or recognized type

   Synonyms:
   variable quantity, changeable, parameter, flexible, aberrant, fluctuating, varying, mutable, unstable, shifting, inconstant, fickle, unsteady, alterable

   Antonyms:
   invariable, constant, unchangeable, unalterable, unchanging, immutable

7. variablenoun

   a variable star

   Synonyms:
   changeable, variable quantity, parameter

   Antonyms:
   constant, invariable

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1. variable

   Synonyms:
   changeable, mutable, fickle, capricious, wavering, unsteady, inconstant, shifting

   Antonyms:
   unchanging, unchangeable, immutable, constant, firm, true, fast, stanch, unwavering, steady, unalterable, invariable

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1. variablenoun

   something that is likely to vary; something that is subject to variation

   "the weather is one variable to be considered"

   Synonyms:
   variable star, variable quantity

   Antonyms:
   unvaried, constant, strict, invariant, invariable, unadaptable, unvarying, hard-and-fast, changeless

2. variable, variable quantitynoun

   a quantity that can assume any of a set of values

   Synonyms:
   variable star, variable quantity

   Antonyms:
   unadaptable, invariant, strict, unvarying, constant, changeless, hard-and-fast, invariable, unvaried

3. variable star, variablenoun

   a star that varies noticeably in brightness

   Synonyms:
   variable star, variable quantity

   Antonyms:
   constant, unvarying, hard-and-fast, invariant, invariable, unadaptable, unvaried, changeless, strict

4. variableadjective

   a symbol (like x or y) that is used in mathematical or logical expressions to represent a variable quantity

   Synonyms:
   variable star, variable quantity

   Antonyms:
   invariant, hard-and-fast, unvarying, changeless, unvaried, invariable, unadaptable, constant, strict

5. variableadjective

   liable to or capable of change

   "rainfall in the tropics is notoriously variable"; "variable winds"; "variable expenses"

   Synonyms:
   varying

   Antonyms:
   unvarying, hard-and-fast, changeless, invariant, constant, strict, unvaried, unadaptable, invariable

6. varying, variableadjective

   marked by diversity or difference

   "the varying angles of roof slope"; "nature is infinitely variable"

   Synonyms:
   varying

   Antonyms:
   hard-and-fast, unvarying, constant, invariant, unadaptable, changeless, invariable, strict, unvaried

7. variableadjective

   (used of a device) designed so that a property (as e.g. light) can be varied

   "a variable capacitor"; "variable filters in front of the mercury xenon lights"

   Synonyms:
   varying

   Antonyms:
   unvarying, unvaried, changeless, invariant, unadaptable, constant, strict, invariable, hard-and-fast

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1. variableadjective

   Synonyms:
   changeable, mutable

2. variableadjective

   Synonyms:
   inconstant, unsteady, fickle, vacillating, wavering, fluctuating, fitful, undecided

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1. variableadjective

   Synonyms:
   mutable, changeable, changeable

   Antonyms:
   invariable, unchangeable

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1. List of paraphrases for "variable":

   variables, varying, variability, floating, varies, varied, vary, fluctuating

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1. Phillip Gander:

   This is a big deal because tinnitus currently has no cure and no real effective treatment, probably in large part because it’s so variable in terms of, across different people that they experience it differently and across different people they react differently.

2. Tom Blair:

   Silence is one of the great arts of conversation, as allowed by Cicero himself, who says, "there is not only an art, but an eloquence in it." A well bred woman may easily and effectually promote the most useful and elegant conversation without speaking a word. The modes of speech are scarcely more variable than the modes of silence.

3. James Betts:

   More variable glucose levels can indicate a poorer diet or a more unsteady metabolism, and chronic inflammation from the body's excess exposure to glucose can lead to issues like diabetes or cardiovascular disease.

4. Kate Beaver:

   The full course of therapy is variable and can cost between $6,000 and $12,000, depending upon the patient’s condition and the number of sessions needed.

5. Mick Bailey:

   Infection of dogs with SARS-CoV-2 has been reported, both asymptomatic and associated with variable levels of disease as in humans, so using dogs deliberately to sniff breath and clothes from potentially infected people seems a bit of a risk to the dogs, let alone their handlers.