inconstant synonyms

inconstant

modif.

changeable, fickle, variable, capricious, unstable; see also changeable 1, 2.

inconstant implies an inherent tendency to change or a lack of steadfastness an inconstant lover; fickle suggests an even greater instability or readiness to change, especially in affection spurned by a fickle public; capricious implies an instability or irregularity that seems to be the product of whim, chance, or erratic impulse a capricious climate; unstable implies a liability to change, and in reference to persons applies to one who is emotionally unsettled or variable an unstable person laughs and cries easily

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