Synonyms for instability
ˌɪn stəˈbɪl ɪ tiin·sta·bil·i·ty

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1. instabilitynoun

   Synonyms:
   volatility

2. instabilitynoun

   The quality of being unstable.

   Synonyms:
   volatility

3. instabilitynoun

   A state that is not in equilibrium, or in which a small change has a large irreversible effect.

   Synonyms:
   volatility

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1. instability

   Synonyms:
   mutability, wavering, fickleness, inconstancy

   Antonyms:
   stability, firmness, constancy

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1. instabilitynoun

   an unstable order

   Synonyms:
   unbalance, imbalance, unstableness

   Antonyms:
   stability, stableness

2. instabilitynoun

   unreliability attributable to being unstable

   Synonyms:
   unbalance, imbalance, unstableness

   Antonyms:
   stableness, stability

3. imbalance, instability, unbalancenoun

   a lack of balance or state of disequilibrium

   "a hormonal imbalance"

   Synonyms:
   mental unsoundness, derangement, imbalance, unstableness, asymmetry, unbalance, dissymmetry

   Antonyms:
   stability, stableness

4. instability, unstablenessnoun

   the quality or attribute of being unstable and irresolute

   Synonyms:
   unbalance, imbalance, unstableness

   Antonyms:
   stableness, stability

Matched Categories

1. • Disorder
   • Unreliability
   • Unsteadiness

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1. instabilitynoun

   Synonyms:
   inconstancy, mutability, changeableness

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1. List of paraphrases for "instability":

   volatility, unstable, destabilization, unrest, stability, destabilisation, flap, turmoil, lability, uncertainty, fragility, insecurity, turbulence

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1. Benedict Craven:

   Instability is a rising concern but a weak economy is being felt in all sectors and country-wide so we believe it will be the preeminent voter concern.

2. Greg Carbin:

   We're in a persistent pattern that suppresses severe weather, and the right ingredients -- moisture, instability and lift -- (have yet to come together).

3. Barnaby Fletcher:

   Companies are put off by the political instability and the huge investment needed to build mines in a country with such poor infrastructure.

4. James Clapper:

   Unpredictable instability is the new normal.

5. Las Vegas:

   There are large portions of the watershed you can see that are completely burned. It looks like burnt toothpicks sticking out of the ground for acres and acres, with the soil instability, during a heavy rain event it would be like putting water on a bunch of baby powder where it doesn't absorb at all ; it just falls.