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FLIGHTY: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for FLIGHTY?

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Flighty as an Adjective
Definitions of "Flighty" as an adjective
Synonyms of "Flighty" as an adjective (19 Words)
Usage Examples of "Flighty" as an adjective
Associations of "Flighty" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Flighty” are: nervous, skittish, spooky, flyaway, head-in-the-clouds, scatterbrained, fickle, erratic, changeable, inconstant, irresolute, mercurial, whimsical, capricious, volatile, unsteady, unstable, unbalanced, impulsive

Flighty as an Adjective

Definitions of "Flighty" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “flighty” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

Unpredictably excitable (especially of horses.
Guided by whim and fancy.
Fickle and irresponsible.

Synonyms of "Flighty" as an adjective (19 Words)

capricious	Given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behaviour. A capricious* summer breeze.*
changeable	Varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles. Changeable moods.
erratic	Liable to sudden unpredictable change. An erratic* comet.*
fickle	Changing frequently, especially as regards one’s loyalties or affections. Fickle weather.
flyaway	(of hair or clothing) worn loose. A flyaway* coat.*
head-in-the-clouds	Guided by whim and fancy.
impulsive	Characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; (`brainish’ is archaic. Liable to such impulsive* acts as hugging strangers.*
inconstant	Frequently changing; variable or irregular. Swear not by the inconstant* moon.*
irresolute	Showing or feeling hesitancy; uncertain. She stood irresolute* outside his door.*
mercurial	Of the planet Mercury. Gels containing organic mercurial* compounds.*
nervous	Of or relating to the nervous system. A sensitive nervous* person.*
scatterbrained	Lacking sense or discretion- Glenway Westcott. A scatterbrained* blonde.*
skittish	(of an animal, especially a horse) nervous or excitable; easily scared. A skittish* chestnut mare.*
spooky	Sinister or ghostly in a way that causes fear and unease. I bet this place is really spooky* late at night.*
unbalanced	Affected with madness or insanity. She considered him to be mentally unbalanced* and dangerous.*
unstable	Lacking stability or fixity or firmness. An unstable* world economy.*
unsteady	Subject to change or variation. Nathan pushed the mug into her unsteady* hand.*
volatile	Marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments. Volatile solvents.
whimsical	Playfully quaint or fanciful, especially in an appealing and amusing way. The whimsical* arbitrariness of autocracy.*

Usage Examples of "Flighty" as an adjective

Her mother was a flighty Southern belle.
Flighty young girls.

Associations of "Flighty" (30 Words)

apprehensive	Anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen. Apprehensive of danger.
aroused	Aroused to action. The aroused* opposition.*
constrained	Severely restricted in scope, extent, or activity. A constrained* smile.*
defuse	Remove the triggering device from. A scheme that teaches officers how to defuse* potentially explosive situations.*
dejection	A state of melancholy depression. He was slumped in deep dejection.
excitability	Being easily excited.
excitable	Capable of responding to stimuli. A rather excitable* young man.*
fitful	Occurring in spells and often abruptly. Business was fitful.
fraught	Marked by distress. A fraught* mother daughter relationship.*
fretful	Nervous and unable to relax. The baby was crying with a fretful* whimper.*
harried	Troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances. Harried detectives answer ringing phones.
insecurity	Uncertainty or anxiety about oneself; lack of confidence. She had a deep sense of insecurity.
jittery	Nervous or unable to relax. Caffeine makes me jittery.
nervous	Of or relating to the nervous system. Nervous disease.
nervously	In an anxiously nervous manner. I was blushing and smiling nervously.
nervy	Characterized or produced by apprehension or uncertainty. He was nervy* and on edge.*
peevish	Easily irritated or annoyed. A thin peevish* voice.*
petulance	An irritable petulant feeling. A slight degree of petulance* had crept into his voice.*
querulous	Habitually complaining. She became querulous* and demanding.*
skittish	Unpredictably excitable (especially of horses. A skittish* chestnut mare.*
sporadic	Recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances. Sporadic fighting broke out.
strained	Of a mainly liquid substance having been strained to separate out any solid matter. A strained* smile.*
stressed	Strengthened by the application of stress during manufacture prestressed. Elision after a stressed* syllable.*
tense	Become tense nervous or uneasy. Tense the rope manually before tensing the spring.
troubled	Beset by problems or difficulties. His troubled* private life.*
uneasy	Causing or feeling anxiety; troubled or uncomfortable. She lived in a state of uneasy* truce with her strict father.*
uptight	Anxious or angry in a tense and overly controlled way. He is so uptight* about everything.*
volatility	Being easily excited. The volatility* of the market drove many investors away.*
worried	Afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief. Worried parents.