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Adjective

variable (comparative more variable, superlative most variable)

1. Able to vary or be varied.
   • variable winds or seasons; a variable quantity; a variable resistor

   Synonyms:

   alterable, flexible, changeable, mutable, abateable, dynamic, editable, inconstant, modifiable

   Antonyms:

   constant, invariable, immutable, unalterable, unchangeable, bateless, fixed, inalterable, permanent, perma-

2. Likely to vary.
   • Lest that thy love prove likewise variable.c. 1591–1595 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...

   Synonyms:

   fickle, fluctuating, inconstant, shifting, unstable, unsteady, up-and-down, erratic, fluid, chaotic

   Antonyms:

   constant, invariable, immutable, unchangeable, consistent, equable, equal, even, even-keeled, monotonous

3. Marked by diversity or difference.

   Synonyms:

   varying, catholic, dishomogeneous, diverse, diversified, eclectic, heterogeneous, liberal, manifold, miscellaneous

   Antonyms:

   unchanging, homogeneous, invariable, of a piece, onefold, samely, uniform, uniformal, unmixed, unvaried

4. Having no fixed quantitative value.

   Antonyms:

   constant, invariable

5. Tending to deviate from a normal or recognized type.

   Synonyms:

   aberrant

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