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. 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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1. Nymia Almeida:

   We believe that Brazilian banks' ability to continue to lend to Petrobras has declined and that the company will have to maintain strong liquidity in a context of a weak Brazilian economy, volatile oil prices, difficult prospects for asset sales and political uncertainties.

2. Giuseppe Sersale:

   We are in a very volatile phase and it's not that surprising that any gains trigger profit taking. Europe is weighed down by a weak start at Wall Street.

3. Jonny Fine:

   When polling data starts to come out after the conventions and through the summer weeks, that will potentially diminish risk taking in the market place - likely as we move into later September, that's why we will see robust issuance in the next two to three weeks, as many issuers want to avoid being in the midst of a potentially volatile September or October.

4. The Basel-based company:

   In light of the volatile economic conditions, Clariant currently does not anticipate achieving its mid-term EBITDA margin target in 2015.

5. Yutaka Miura:

   The mood pretty much relies on the dollar-yen levels today, today's activity will most likely be futures-led trading and since volume is expected to be thin, the market can get volatile.