Synonyms for instability
ˌɪn stəˈbɪl ɪ tiin·sta·bil·i·ty

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1. instabilitynoun

   Synonyms:
   volatility

2. instabilitynoun

   The quality of being unstable.

   Synonyms:
   volatility

3. instabilitynoun

   A state that is not in equilibrium, or in which a small change has a large irreversible effect.

   Synonyms:
   volatility

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1. instability

   Synonyms:
   mutability, wavering, fickleness, inconstancy

   Antonyms:
   stability, firmness, constancy

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1. instabilitynoun

   an unstable order

   Synonyms:
   unbalance, imbalance, unstableness

   Antonyms:
   stability, stableness

2. instabilitynoun

   unreliability attributable to being unstable

   Synonyms:
   unbalance, imbalance, unstableness

   Antonyms:
   stableness, stability

3. imbalance, instability, unbalancenoun

   a lack of balance or state of disequilibrium

   "a hormonal imbalance"

   Synonyms:
   mental unsoundness, derangement, imbalance, unstableness, asymmetry, unbalance, dissymmetry

   Antonyms:
   stability, stableness

4. instability, unstablenessnoun

   the quality or attribute of being unstable and irresolute

   Synonyms:
   unbalance, imbalance, unstableness

   Antonyms:
   stableness, stability

Matched Categories

1. • Disorder
   • Unreliability
   • Unsteadiness

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1. instabilitynoun

   Synonyms:
   inconstancy, mutability, changeableness

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1. List of paraphrases for "instability":

   volatility, unstable, destabilization, unrest, stability, destabilisation, flap, turmoil, lability, uncertainty, fragility, insecurity, turbulence

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1. Kristalina Georgieva:

   We have seen in the past that divergence that leads to more inequality, it creates a breeding ground for more instability in the world.

2. Tony Abbott:

   They are perfectly entitled to call for this, but the next point to make is that they are asking the party room to vote out the people that the electorate voted in in September 2013, we are not the Labor Party and we are not going to repeat the chaos and the instability of the Labor years.

3. Reza Moini:

   The main reason for the continuing violence (against journalists) and resulting instability has been the war waged by the Taliban against the desire for peace and democracy that the Afghan people demonstrated in the president election, but news media and journalists are increasingly being threatened by local government officials and military personnel. All of these abuses must be stopped.

4. Bill Richardson:

   I think it shows some instability in Kim Jong-Un's regime that he's being challenged, that he's got serious opposition especially within the military, i think he's putting himself in a situation that he's not only going to be challenged again and again, but that he's going to create some internal opposition that in the end could topple him.

5. Jeremy Farrar:

   The worst case scenario is that political instability remains, mistrust grows ... and then there's nothing to stop the epidemic getting embedded into a big urban centre and taking off as it did in West Africa.