1
as in volatile
likely to change frequently, suddenly, or unexpectedly
our windjammer sailed wherever the inconstant winds took us
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2
as in traitorous
not true in one's allegiance to someone or something
an inconstant but always entertaining friend
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Recent Examples of inconstant
The self is a shifting, inconstant phenomenon, brain and body ever transforming in time and space, with no clear delineation between what is self and what is other.
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Lauren Groff, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2025
If the United States is an unreliable partner and a source of chaos these countries will turn elsewhere, building new security and trade alliances that don’t depend on the inconstant, waning superpower.
—Lydia Polgreen, Mercury News, 27 May 2025
Much like a patient who fails to finish a course of antibiotics, inconstant policies may incur all the costs and none of the benefits.
—David Carlin, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
The key finding is that as the distance grows greater, the coupling stops growing, and the inconstant constant becomes constant once more.
—Stanley J. Brodsky, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2024
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Lauren Groff, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2025
If the United States is an unreliable partner and a source of chaos these countries will turn elsewhere, building new security and trade alliances that don’t depend on the inconstant, waning superpower.
—Lydia Polgreen, Mercury News, 27 May 2025
Much like a patient who fails to finish a course of antibiotics, inconstant policies may incur all the costs and none of the benefits.
—David Carlin, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
The key finding is that as the distance grows greater, the coupling stops growing, and the inconstant constant becomes constant once more.
—Stanley J. Brodsky, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inconstant
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The comparison isn't perfect — stock data spans decades, while trends in trading card values are shorter and more volatile — but the outperformance in certain windows is still striking.—
Brandon Gomez,
CNBC,
29 Mar. 2026
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These volatile, double-digit voting shifts directly contrast more stable voting patterns among other major demographic groups, including the Black and white electorates, where shifts from cycle to cycle tend to be just a few points.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2026
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Russell fabricates a lie with the rest of the villains, and the heroes believe it, despite a warning from one traitorous tribemate.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Dec. 2025
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That video drew the ire of President Donald Trump, who deemed it traitorous.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
25 Nov. 2025
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Prices are subject to rapid, unpredictable changes due to factors like, but not limited to, supply/demand, weather, and geopolitical events.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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Air travelers are paying the price of the shutdown with unpredictable, snaking TSA lines at airports across the country, jeopardizing their chances to pass through security on time for their flights.—
Graham Hurley,
CNN Money,
31 Mar. 2026
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Across much of Africa, where national electricity grids are often unreliable, mini-grids have emerged as a key alternative.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2026
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Thus, the laser likely couldn’t perform properly, making the comparison to the oil unreliable.—
Leslie Baumann,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2026
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Rigorous, blustery winter; winding sleety spring; hot, moist enervating summer; changeful autumn with its dog-days; these are absolutely unknown.—
San Diego Union-Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Jan. 2023
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Hers is the kind of face that inspires directors to tight framing — gleaming, as if smoothed from marble, and yet somehow pliant, changeful.—
Jordan Kisner Jack Davison,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2022
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Five of the cases involved hospice care facilities in several cities across Los Angeles County that submitted false claims to Medicare for patients who were not terminally ill and were not eligible for services, prosecutors said.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2026
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This means that precious time was likely lost at the beginning as police investigated a lead that was based on false assumptions.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
3 Apr. 2026
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Geopolitically, the world seems to be getting more unstable.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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How geopolitical risk remains a wildcard Gold has long been considered a safe-haven investment to turn to when the world feels unstable, but recent months have shown that relationship isn't always so simple.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Greece is one of the main entry points into the European Union for people fleeing conflict and poverty in the Middle East, Africa and Asia, with many making the short but often treacherous journey from the Turkish coast to nearby Greek islands in small boats.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2026
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On the Columbia River and its tributaries, the party had to dig out five new canoes and then paddle them through treacherous rapids.—
Craig Fehrman,
The Conversation,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Inconstant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inconstant. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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