variable
[adjective]
Synonyms: changeable, flexible, fluctuating, inconstant, mutable, shifting, temperamental, uneven, unstable, unsteady

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Antonyms: constant, invariable
Contrasted words: unchanging, unvarying, immobile, stable, unmoving, equable, equal, uniform
Related Words: fitful, spasmodic, irregular, unequable, unequal, ununiform

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. var‧i‧a‧ble¹ AC /ˈveəriəbəl $ ˈver-/ adjective
[Word Family: noun: variable, variance, variant, variety, variability, variation; adjective: variable ≠ invariable, varied, various; adverb: variably ≠ invariably, variously; verb: vary]

1. likely to change often ⇒ vary:
Expect variable cloudiness and fog tomorrow.
Interest rates can be highly variable.
variable in size/shape/colour etc
These fish are highly variable in color and pattern.

2. sometimes good and sometimes bad:
The quality of pork is often less variable than beef.

3. able to be changed:
The heater has variable temperature settings.
—variably adverb
—variability /ˌveəriəˈbɪləti, ˌveəriəˈbɪlɪti $ ˌver-/ noun [uncountable]

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. variable² AC noun [countable]
[Word Family: noun: variable, variance, variant, variety, variability, variation; adjective: variable ≠ invariable, varied, various; adverb: variably ≠ invariably, variously; verb: vary]

1. something that may be different in different situations, so that you cannot be sure what will happen Antonym : constant:
There are too many variables in the experiment to predict the result accurately.

2. technical a mathematical quantity which can represent several different amounts Antonym : constant

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

variable
adj.
VERBS be, seem | become
ADV. extremely, highly, very, widely Polar habitats are harsh and highly variable.
infinitely These systems are infinitely variable.
increasingly | quite, slightly, somewhat
PREP. in variable in shape

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