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Erratic

Having no certain course; roving about without a fixed destination; wandering; moving; -- hence, applied to the planets as distinguished from the fixed stars.

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Changeable 84% connected

Capable of change; subject to alteration; mutable; variable; fickle; inconstant; as, a changeable humor.

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Changeable 84% connected

Capable of change; subject to alteration; mutable; variable; fickle; inconstant; as, a changeable humor.

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Changeful 84% connected

Full of change; mutable; inconstant; fickle; uncertain.

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Changeful 84% connected

Full of change; mutable; inconstant; fickle; uncertain.

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Unreliable 84% connected

Not reliable; untrustworthy. See Reliable.

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Unreliable 84% connected

Not reliable; untrustworthy. See Reliable.

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Fickle 92% connected

Not fixed or firm; liable to change; unstable; of a changeable mind; not firm in opinion or purpose; inconstant; capricious; as, Fortune's fickle whe…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Mercurial 92% connected

Having the qualities fabled to belong to the god Mercury; swift; active; sprightly; fickle; volatile; changeable; as, a mercurial youth; a mercurial…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Planetary 92% connected

Of or pertaining to the planets; as, planetary inhabitants; planetary motions; planetary year.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Quicksilver 92% connected

The metal mercury; -- so called from its resemblance to liquid silver.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Temperamental 92% connected

Of or pertaining to temperament; constitutional.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Wandering 92% connected

of Wander

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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