FLICKERY Synonyms: 75 Similar and Opposite Words

flickery

adjective

Definition of flickery

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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Back in the early 1980s, amid a volatile chicken market, McDonald’s needed help pricing their nuggets and limiting the risk of menu price fluctuations.

— Sarah Glodek, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026
Historically, memory has been a volatile, highly cyclical industry.

— Jeff Kilburg, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of volatile

Adjective

Some have been Ukrainian drones knocked off course by Russian electronic warfare, such as the jamming of navigation signals, which can make their flight paths unpredictable and complicate decisions about whether and where to shoot them down.

— Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026
Carefully evaluate both options, then, before making a final decision and don't discount the advantages of splitting your funds between both account types, which may be your best recourse in today's still uneven and unpredictable economic terrain.

— Matt Richardson, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of unpredictable

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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
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

Definition of changeful

Adjective

At the same time, categorical funding can be unstable from year to year due to changing priorities and how much money the state has to appropriate.

— Jason Burns, The Conversation, 17 Aug. 2026
Inside a fusion machine, the plasma can reach temperatures hotter than the Sun’s core while powerful magnetic fields squeeze it into a tiny, unstable space.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of unstable

Adjective

The mercurial nature of Sherman’s coverage can inspire insecurity in her subjects.

— Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 19 Aug. 2026
These include an always-performing, mercurial actress (Greta Lee, enjoying every minute of this meaty role) dedicated to the fine art of being considered beguiling.

— Randy Myers, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of mercurial

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