Synonyms for volatile
ˈvɒl ə tl, -tɪl; esp. Brit. -ˌtaɪlvolatile

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1. volatile

   Synonyms:
   vaporizable, sublimable, distillable, airy, spirituous, evaporating, gay, iively, flighty, capricious, irresolute

   Antonyms:
   fixed, solid, persistent, dull, somber, demure, steady, determined, resolute, involatile

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1. volatileadjective

   a volatile substance; a substance that changes readily from solid or liquid to a vapor

   "it was heated to evaporate the volatiles"

   Antonyms:
   nonvolatilisable, nonvolatile, nonvolatilizable, unchangeable, constant, stable

2. volatileadjective

   evaporating readily at normal temperatures and pressures

   "volatile oils"; "volatile solvents"

   Synonyms:
   explosive, fickle

   Antonyms:
   nonvolatilisable, unchangeable, nonvolatilizable, stable, nonvolatile, constant

3. explosive, volatileadjective

   liable to lead to sudden change or violence

   "an explosive issue"; "a volatile situation with troops and rioters eager for a confrontation"

   Synonyms:
   explosive, fickle

   Antonyms:
   nonvolatilizable, nonvolatilisable, unchangeable, stable, nonvolatile, constant

4. fickle, volatileadjective

   marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments

   "fickle friends"; "a flirt's volatile affections"

   Synonyms:
   quicksilver(a), explosive, fickle, mercurial, erratic

   Antonyms:
   nonvolatilizable, stable, nonvolatile, nonvolatilisable, unchangeable, constant

5. volatileadjective

   tending to vary often or widely

   "volatile stocks"; "volatile emotions"

   Synonyms:
   explosive, fickle

   Antonyms:
   stable, nonvolatilisable, nonvolatile, unchangeable, nonvolatilizable, constant

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1. • Chemistry

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1. volatileadjective

   Synonyms:
   evaporable

2. volatileadjective

   Synonyms:
   airy, gay, lively, jolly, sprightly, vivacious, buoyant, full of spirit, jocund

3. volatileadjective

   Synonyms:
   fickle, changeable, giddy, inconstant, flighty, reckless, uncircumspect, wild, hare-brained, HARUM-SCARUM

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1. volatileadjective

   Synonyms:
   changeable

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1. List of paraphrases for "volatile":

   unstable, explosive, per-session, restive, troubled, volatility, precarious, turbulent, unsettled, fragile, erasable, unpredictable, unsteady, erratic, shaky, fluctuating, tense, uncertain

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How to use volatile in a sentence?

1. Mohammed Ali Yasin:

   Sovereign or high-grade bonds and sukuk have become the preferred instrument in the short term until the markets become less volatile.

2. James Jacobs:

   Police have an affirmative duty to resolve a volatile incident, but not a duty to sacrifice life.

3. Tom Donino:

   It's either shorts covering, because they don't want to be short tomorrow ahead of the Fed meeting, or it's people that want to be long getting long in front of the Fed, the market's going to be volatile tomorrow.

4. Tim Chimera:

   The big risk I see is the threat to the business overall because of extremely volatile pricing.

5. Patrick Mange:

   Turkey's risk premium is on the rise and there could be repatriation of funds for some time, when you speak of hot money you speak of something that's quite volatile and this is one of our worries.