Synonyms of volatile
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Another word for volatile is furious. Other synonyms of volatile are fierce and raging.
Synonyms and similar words for volatile
adjectiveOf a person, quick to become angry or violent.
- furiousFeeling great anger; raging; violent.
- rabidFurious; raging; extremely violent.
- ragingIn a state of rage; in a state of extreme, often uncontrollable, anger.
- ferocious
- fierceExceedingly violent, severe, ferocious, cruel or savage.
- rampant
- incessiveFierce; cruel and aggressive.
- savageFierce and ferocious.
- wildFurious; very angry.
- grim obsoleteFierce, cruel, furious.
- infuriate rareFilled with, characterized by or expressing fury.
adjectiveFickle.
- changeable
- erratic
- unpredictableUnable to be predicted.
adjectiveTemporary or ephemeral.
- fleetingPassing quickly; of short duration.
- passingThat passes away; ephemeral.
- transitoryLasting only a short time; temporary.
- earthlyRelating to the earth or this world, as opposed to heaven or the heavens.
- ephemeralLasting for a short period of time.
- brief
- deciduous
- evanescentEphemeral, fleeting, momentary.
- flying
- fugaciousFleeting, fading quickly, transient.
- fugitive
- instantLasting for a short moment; momentary; short-lived.
- momentary
- perishableLiable to perish, especially naturally subject to quick decomposition or decay.
- quick
- short
- short-lived
- temporaryExisting only for a short time or short times.
- transient
- transitive
- worldly
- seasonable obsolete
- whilend obsoletePassing; temporal; temporary; not lasting; not permanent; transient; transitory; not eternal.
Meaning of volatile
- adjective Evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions.
- adjective Of a substance, explosive.
- adjective Of a price, variable or erratic.
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