Synonyms for instability


Grammar : Noun
Spell : in-stuh-bil-i-tee
Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪn stəˈbɪl ɪ ti

Top 10 synonyms for instability Other synonyms for the word instability

Définition of instability

Origin :
  • early 15c., from Middle French instabilite "inconstancy," from Latin instabilitatem (nominative instabilitas) "unsteadiness," from instabilis "unsteady," from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + stabilis (see stable (2)).
  • noun imbalance, inconstancy
Example sentences :
  • He knew that both Ruth and he had the instability as well as the initiative of the vagabond.
  • Extract from : « The Trail of the Hawk » by Sinclair Lewis
  • The instability of the laws has always been one of the most serious grievances.
  • Extract from : « Lord Milner's Work in South Africa » by W. Basil Worsfold
  • But alas and alackaday for the instability of youthful affection!
  • Extract from : « The Holy Cross and Other Tales » by Eugene Field
  • When the storm commenced, her dwelling had begun to show symptoms of instability.
  • Extract from : « The Red Man's Revenge » by R.M. Ballantyne
  • But in the background of her mind there had always lurked a warning of his instability.
  • Extract from : « Patsy » by S. R. Crockett
  • But they showed the instability of the usual lackland wanderers.
  • Extract from : « The Weakling » by Everett B. Cole
  • The leading trait of the negro is his instability, his superficiality.
  • Extract from : « Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, November, 1878 » by Various
  • The task, owing to the weakness and instability of the Baroness, was not difficult.
  • Extract from : « The Goose Man » by Jacob Wassermann
  • Probably the worst of these abuses was the instability of the monks.
  • Extract from : « A Source Book for Mediaeval History » by Oliver J. Thatcher
  • The instability of all human things is familiar to me, to you it is new and oppressive.'
  • Extract from : « North and South » by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell

Antonyms for instability

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