All volatile synonyms
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V v adjective volatile
- elastic β (of an object or material) able to resume its normal shape spontaneously after contraction, dilatation, or distortion.
- agitable β easily agitated or moved
- hotblooded β Spirited, rash, reckless.
- nonserious β of, showing, or characterized by deep thought.
- wanton β done, shown, used, etc., maliciously or unjustifiably: a wanton attack; wanton cruelty.
- wiggly β wiggling: a wiggly child.
- erratic β Not even or regular in pattern or movement; unpredictable.
- chequered β If a person or organization has had a chequered career or history, they have had a varied past with both good and bad periods.
- freakish β queer; odd; unusual; grotesque: a freakish appearance.
- detonative β (of an explosive, or ordnance) That is liable to detonate spontaneously.
- explosive β Able or likely to shatter violently or burst apart, as when a bomb explodes.
- yoyo β a spoollike toy consisting of two thick wooden, plastic, or metal disks connected by a dowel pin in the center to which a string is attached, one end being looped around the player's finger so that the toy can be spun out and reeled in by wrist motion.
- checkered β having a pattern of squares
- elusive β Difficult to find, catch, or achieve.
- alarmable β able or prone to be alarmed or disturbed
adj volatile
- fulminant β occurring suddenly and with great intensity or severity; fulminating.
- feelgood β Informal. intended to make one happy or satisfied: a feel-good movie; feel-good politics.
- frivolous β characterized by lack of seriousness or sense: frivolous conduct.
- fluctuant β fluctuating; varying; unstable.
- lighthearted β carefree; cheerful; merry: a lighthearted laugh.
- hot-headed β hot or fiery in spirit or temper; impetuous; rash: Hotheaded people shouldn't drive cars.
- directionless β the act or an instance of directing.
- hot and cold β (Idiomatic) Ambivalent; having conflicting emotions.
- fugitive β a person who is fleeing, from prosecution, intolerable circumstances, etc.; a runaway: a fugitive from justice; a fugitive from a dictatorial regime.
- birdbrained β a stupid, foolish, or scatterbrained person.
- delicate β Something that is delicate is small and beautifully shaped.
- laid back β relaxed or unhurried: laid-back music rhythms.
- ditzy β flighty and easily confused; mildly or harmlessly eccentric.
- capricious β Someone who is capricious often changes their mind unexpectedly.
- inconstant β not constant; changeable; fickle; variable: an inconstant friend.
- burnable β able to be burned
- fickle β Changing frequently, esp. as regards one's loyalties, interests, or affection.
- nervous β highly excitable; unnaturally or acutely uneasy or apprehensive: to become nervous under stress.
- hypersensitive β excessively sensitive: to be hypersensitive to criticism.
- deciduous β A deciduous tree or bush is one that loses its leaves in the autumn every year.
- make-do β something that serves as a substitute, especially of an inferior or expedient nature: We had to get along with make-dos during the war.
- flipper β a broad, flat limb, as of a seal or whale, especially adapted for swimming.
- floating β being buoyed up on water or other liquid.
- hair-trigger β easily activated or set off; reacting immediately to the slightest provocation or cause: a hair-trigger temper.
- airheaded β Slang. a scatterbrained, stupid, or simple-minded person; dolt.
- effervescent β effervescing; bubbling.
- make do β something that serves as a substitute, especially of an inferior or expedient nature: We had to get along with make-dos during the war.
- frothing β an aggregation of bubbles, as on an agitated liquid or at the mouth of a hard-driven horse; foam; spume.
- momentary β lasting but a moment; very brief; fleeting: a momentary glimpse.
- lightsome β emitting or reflecting light; luminous.
- changeable β Someone or something that is changeable is likely to change many times.
- convulsive β A convulsive movement or action is sudden and cannot be controlled.
- flasher β a brief, sudden burst of bright light: a flash of lightning.
- carbonated β Carbonated drinks are drinks that contain small bubbles of carbon dioxide.
- changeful β often changing; inconstant; variable