unstable (a)

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type a
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def lacking stability or fixity or firmness
examples unstable political conditions
the tower proved to be unstable in the high wind
an unstable world economy
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Also see impermanent, temporary; inconstant; unsteady
Derivationally related form unstable → unstableness
Antonym unstable → stable
Similar to coseismic, coseismal; crank, cranky, tender, tippy; explosive, volatile; rickety, shaky, wobbly, wonky; rocky; seismic, seismal; tipsy; top-heavy; tottering; volcanic
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Also see inconstant; impermanent, temporary; unsteady
Antonym stable → unstable
Similar to coseismic, coseismal; crank, cranky, tender, tippy; explosive, volatile; rickety, shaky, wobbly, wonky; rocky; seismic, seismal; tipsy; top-heavy; tottering; volcanic
Derivationally related form unstableness → unstable

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