flickery

adjective

Definition of flickerynext
as in volatile
likely to change frequently, suddenly, or unexpectedly wise political leaders don't try to govern according to flickery public opinion

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flickery
  1. volatile
  2. unpredictable
  3. changeful
  4. unstable
  5. inconsistent
  6. mercurial
Adjective
  • Despite his volatile nature, Sanders has been linked to NFL teams after beginning his coaching career with Jackson State back in 2020.
    Vincent Frank, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
  • Other volatile organic compounds are also known to contaminate tap water after fires.
    Pien Huang, NPR, 11 Jan. 2025
Definition of volatile
Adjective
  • Laws and norms govern their actions to a degree but the human element is unpredictable.
    Richard Bishop, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
  • On top of this, issues related to money and possessions are unpredictable.
    Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of unpredictable
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of changeful
Adjective
  • An underground glow In fungi, the key step towards bioluminescence occurs when the enzyme luciferase converts light-emitting compound called luciferin into an unstable product.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 9 Jan. 2025
  • To address such an unstable yet technical landscape, businesses ‘curate’ teams of experts and ask them to work together.
    London Business School, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of unstable
Adjective
  • In terms of individual markets, and as noted above, China continues to be inconsistent for Hollywood, but even its local titles had issues in 2024.
    Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2025
  • His performance has been inconsistent at times, and there have been problems out of his control, like mechanical issues, team mistakes or strategy not panning out.
    Luke Smith, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of inconsistent
Adjective
  • The mercurial Gophers, who had won four in a row before a recent loss to Rutgers, will try to test that theorem in a semi-rivalry matchup with a forgotten trophy.
    Justin Williams, The Athletic, 22 Nov. 2024
  • The play of Zadorov (six years x $5 million), who leads the league in minor penalties, has been mercurial, bringing the heat physically but too often finding himself out of position.
    Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of mercurial
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