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

Need another word that means the same as “instability”? Find 27 synonyms and 30 related words for “instability” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Instability” are: unstableness, imbalance, unbalance, unreliability, uncertainty, unpredictability, precariousness, unsteadiness, insecurity, vulnerability, perilousness, riskiness, unsoundness, shakiness, ricketiness, frailty, fragility, flimsiness, insubstantiality, changeableness, variability, capriciousness, volatility, flightiness, fitfulness, vacillation, oscillation

Instability as a Noun

Definitions of "Instability" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “instability” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• Tendency to unpredictable behaviour or erratic changes of mood.
• Unreliability attributable to being unstable.
• An unstable order.
• A lack of balance or state of disequilibrium.
• The state of being unstable; lack of stability.
• The quality or attribute of being unstable and irresolute.

Synonyms of "Instability" as a noun (27 Words)

capriciousness	The quality of being guided by sudden unpredictable impulses.
changeableness	The quality of being changeable; having a marked tendency to change. The changeableness of the weather.
fitfulness	The quality of being spasmodic and irregular.
flightiness	The trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment. I despair at the flightiness and whimsicality of my memory.
flimsiness	The property of weakness by virtue of careless construction.
fragility	Lack of physical strength. Osteoporosis is characterized by bone fragility.
frailty	Moral weakness. The increasing frailty of old age.
imbalance	(mathematics) a lack of symmetry. A hormonal imbalance.
insecurity	The state of being open to danger or threat; lack of protection. She had a deep sense of insecurity.
insubstantiality	Lacking substance or reality.
oscillation	(physics) a regular periodic variation in value about a mean. The natural oscillation of a spring.
perilousness	The state of being dangerous.
precariousness	The state of being dangerously likely to fall or collapse. The precariousness of privacy in the digital world.
ricketiness	The quality of not being steady or securely fixed in place.
riskiness	A state of danger involving risk.
shakiness	A shaky motion. The shakiness of the present regime.
unbalance	A lack of balance or state of disequilibrium. An unbalance between the currents in the live and neutral wires.
uncertainty	Being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance. Times of uncertainty and danger.
unpredictability	The quality of being guided by sudden unpredictable impulses. The constant element of unpredictability keeps the show fresh.
unreliability	The trait of not being dependable or reliable. She causes havoc in the office because of her unreliability.
unsoundness	Not mentally or physically healthy. No one can be a poet without a certain unsoundness of mind.
unstableness	The quality or attribute of being unstable and irresolute.
unsteadiness	The quality of being unsteady–varying and unpredictable.
vacillation	Indecision in speech or action. The First Minister s vacillation over the affair.
variability	The quality of being uneven and lacking uniformity. Seasonal variability in water levels.
volatility	Liability to display rapid changes of emotion. A week of historic stock market volatility.
vulnerability	The quality or state of being exposed to the possibility of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally. He is confined in isolation because of his vulnerability to infection.

Usage Examples of "Instability" as a noun

• She showed increasing signs of mental instability.
• Political and economic instability.

Associations of "Instability" (30 Words)

agitation	A state of agitation or turbulent change or development. Widespread agitation for social reform.
apprehension	The act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal. He felt sick with apprehension.
asymmetry	(mathematics) a lack of symmetry. There was an asymmetry between the right and left ears.
chaos	(Greek mythology) the most ancient of gods; the personification of the infinity of space preceding creation of the universe. Snow caused chaos in the region.
danger	A dangerous place. He moved out of danger.
disharmony	A lack of harmony. We will become evermore a nation of social disharmony.
disorder	Bring disorder to. Eating disorders.
disproportionate	Too large or too small in comparison with something else. People on lower incomes spend a disproportionate amount of their income on fuel.
disruption	An event that results in a displacement or discontinuity. He gave hints on what industry today he believes may be ripe for disruption.
disturbance	A disorderly outburst or tumult. The disturbances were precipitated when four men were refused bail.
dubiety	The state or quality of being doubtful; uncertainty. His enemies made much of the dubiety of his paternity.
excitement	Something that arouses a feeling of excitement. He could hardly conceal his excitement when she agreed.
fluctuate	Cause to fluctuate or move in a wavelike pattern. The stock market fluctuates.
fluctuation	An irregular rising and falling in number or amount; a variation. Fluctuations in the yearly values could be caused by a variety of factors.
imbalance	A lack of symmetry. The condition is caused by a hormonal imbalance.
indecision	Doubt concerning two or more possible alternatives or courses of action. Government indecision over the future of local taxation.
inequality	Lack of equality. Social inequality.
irregularity	The state or quality of being irregular. There is evidence that fraud and irregularity continue on a large scale.
paranoiac	A person afflicted with paranoia. Psychotic and paranoiac tendencies.
precarious	Fraught with danger. The precarious life of an undersea diver.
shaky	Not safe or reliable; liable to fail or falter. A shaky marriage.
trepidation	A feeling of fear or anxiety about something that may happen. The men set off in fear and trepidation.
turmoil	A state of great disturbance, confusion, or uncertainty. He endured years of inner turmoil.
unbalance	A lack of symmetry, balance, or stability. An unbalance between the currents in the live and neutral wires.
uncertainty	The state of being unsure of something. Times of uncertainty and danger.
unequal	A person or thing regarded as unequal to another in status or level. Two rooms of unequal size.
unrest	A feeling of disturbance and dissatisfaction in a person. The frenzy and unrest of her own life.
unstable	Likely to change or fail; not firmly established. Sensitive and highly unstable compounds.
upheaval	A rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building. The first upheaval produced a hill which was called Roof Mountain.
variance	An event that departs from expectations. The stylistic variances of classical dance.