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labile

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore L words

liable to change frequently and unpredictably; emotionally unstable

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Labile in a sentence

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His labile moods made it impossible for colleagues to predict how he would react from one hour to the next.

Synonyms
unstablechangeablevolatilemercurial
Antonyms
stablesteadyconstant

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Questions about “labile”

Labile (adjective) means liable to change frequently and unpredictably; emotionally unstable
Here is labile used in an example sentence: "His labile moods made it impossible for colleagues to predict how he would react from one hour to the next."
Common synonyms for labile include unstable, changeable, volatile, mercurial.
Antonyms of labile include stable, steady, constant.
Labile is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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