The sea ice is highly variable - frozen solid during cold, calm weather and broken up in large areas of open water during storms.
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Variable
/[ˈvæɹ.i.ə.bl̩]/
Synonyms for "variable" (268 found)
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Closest matches (54)
Strong matches (80)
desultorydeviabledeviatingdeviativedeviatorydiceydifferentdisconnecteddiscontinuousdisorderlydivaricatedivergentdiversifieddiversiformdizzydoubtingeccentricelementequationequivocal
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eroseerraticever-changingfancifulfast and loosefitfulflexibleflickeringflightyflittingfluctuatingfluidformulafreakishgiddygutteringhaltingherky-jerkyhesitanthesitatingheterocliteimmethodicalimpermanentimpetuousimpulsiveincalculableinconsistentinconstantindecisiveindemonstrableinfirmintermittentintermittingirregularirresoluteirresponsiblejaggedjerkykaleidoscopiclubriciouslurchingmalleablemany sidedmany-sidedmazymercurial
Related words (134)
Adjective(26 words)
metamorphicmobilemodifiablemoodymotleymovablemultivariatemutablenonconformistnonstandardnonuniformparameterpatchypermutableplasticpluralisticpolysemousproteiformraggedrambling
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resilientrestlessroughrovingrubberyscatterbrainedscrappyshapelessshiftyshufflingskepticalslipperysnatchyspasmaticspasmicspasmodicspasticspinelesssporadicspottystaggeringsteady statesuppletemperamentalticklishtouch-and-gotransienttransitoryunaccountableuncertainunconfirmableuncontrolledunconvincedundependableundisciplinedundivinableunequableunequalunevenunfixedunforeseeableunmethodicalunmetricalunorthodoxunpersuadedunpredictableunprovableunregularunreliableunrestrainedunrhythmicalunsettledunstableunstable as waterunstaidunsteadfastunsteadyunsureunsystematicununiformunverifiablevacillatingvagrantvariable quantityvariable starvariantvariegatedvariformvariousveeringversatilevicissitudinaryvicissitudinousvolatilewanderingwantonwaveringwaverywavywaywardwhimsicalwishy washywishy-washywobblingwobbly
Noun(2 words)
Adjective(1 words)
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3 entriesSynonyms
8 entriesRelated terms
4 entriescoordinate
1 entriesdefined as
1 entriesderived
22 entriesShowing 16 of 22 words.
has context
5 entriesis a
5 entriespart of
1 entriesrelated to
17 entriesShowing 16 of 17 words.
similar
21 entriesShowing 16 of 21 words.
Translations
302 translations across 54 languages.
Albanian
1 entries- variabël noun (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values)
Arabic
2 entries- مُتَغَيِّر noun (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values)
- مُتَغَيِّر noun (computing: a named mutable piece of storage)
Asturian
4 entries- variable adj (able to vary)
- variable adj (likely to vary)
- variable noun (something that is variable)
- variable noun (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values)
Azerbaijani
3 entries- dəyişkən adj (able to vary)
- dəyişən adj (mathematics: having no fixed quantitative value)
- dəyişən noun (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values)
Belarusian
2 entries- зме́нная noun (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values)
- пераме́нная noun (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values)
Bulgarian
4 entries- изменчив adj (able to vary)
- изменчив adj (biology: tending to deviate from a normal or recognized type)
- променлив adj (able to vary)
- променлив adj (likely to vary)
Burmese
1 entries- ကိန်းရှင် noun (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values)
Catalan
4 entries- variable adj (able to vary)
- variable adj (likely to vary)
- variable adj (mathematics: having no fixed quantitative value)
- variable noun (something that is variable)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 變數 /变数 adj (mathematics: having no fixed quantitative value)
- 變數 /变数 noun (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values)
- 變量 /变量 noun (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values)
- 變量 /变量 noun (computing: a named mutable piece of storage)
Czech
4 entries- proměnlivý adj (able to vary)
- proměnný adj (able to vary)
- proměnný adj (mathematics: having no fixed quantitative value)
- variabilní adj (able to vary)
Danish
1 entries- variabel noun (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values)
Dutch
4 entries- onbestendig adj (likely to vary)
- onbestendig adj (marked by diversity or difference)
- regelbaar adj (able to vary)
- schommelend adj (likely to vary)
Esperanto
1 entries- varia adj (likely to vary)
Estonian
2 entries- muutuja adj (mathematics: having no fixed quantitative value)
- muutuja noun (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values)
Finnish
4 entries- muuttuva adj (able to vary)
- muuttuva adj (likely to vary)
- vaihteleva adj (able to vary)
- vaihteleva adj (likely to vary)
French
4 entries- variable adj (able to vary)
- variable adj (marked by diversity or difference)
- variable adj (mathematics: having no fixed quantitative value)
- paramètre noun (something whose value may be dictated or discovered)
Galician
4 entries- variable adj (able to vary)
- variable adj (likely to vary)
- variábel adj (able to vary)
- variábel adj (likely to vary)
Georgian
4 entries- ცვალებადი adj (able to vary)
- ცვალებადი adj (likely to vary)
- ცვალებადი adj (marked by diversity or difference)
- ცვლადი adj (mathematics: having no fixed quantitative value)
German
4 entries- variabel adj (able to vary)
- variabel adj (likely to vary)
- variabel adj (mathematics: having no fixed quantitative value)
- Parameter noun (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values)
Greek
4 entries- άστατος adj (able to vary)
- ευμετάβλητος adj (able to vary)
- ευμετάβολος adj (able to vary)
- μεταβλητή adj (mathematics: having no fixed quantitative value)
Hebrew
4 entries- משתנה adj (mathematics: having no fixed quantitative value)
- מִשְׁתַּנֶּה noun (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values)
- מִשְׁתַּנֶּה noun (computing: a named mutable piece of storage)
- נֶעְלָם noun (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values)
Hindi
3 entries- चर adj (mathematics: having no fixed quantitative value)
- चर noun (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values)
- चर noun (computing: a named mutable piece of storage)
Hungarian
3 entries- változékony adj (likely to vary)
- változó adj (able to vary)
- változó noun (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values)
Icelandic
1 entries- breyta noun (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values)
Indonesian
4 entries- variabel adj (mathematics: having no fixed quantitative value)
- peubah noun (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values)
- variabel noun (something that is variable)
- variabel noun (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values)
Italian
4 entries- flessiblie adj (able to vary)
- modificabile adj (able to vary)
- regolabile adj (able to vary)
- variabile adj (able to vary)
Japanese
4 entries- 可変 adj (able to vary)
- 可変 adj (mathematics: having no fixed quantitative value)
- 変えられる adj (able to vary)
- 変わりうる adj (likely to vary)
Kazakh
1 entries- айнымалы noun (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values)
Khmer
1 entries- អថេរ noun (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values)
Korean
3 entries- 변수 noun (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values)
- 변수 noun (mathematics: a symbol representing a variable)
- 변수 noun (computing: a named mutable piece of storage)
Lao
1 entries- ຕົວແປ noun (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values)
Latin
2 entries- variabilis adj (likely to vary)
- variābilis adj (mathematics: having no fixed quantitative value)
Macedonian
2 entries- про́менлив adj (mathematics: having no fixed quantitative value)
- променлива noun (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values)
Malay
1 entries- boleh ubah adj (able to vary)
Mongolian
1 entries- хувьсагч noun (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values)
Māori
4 entries- taurangi adj (able to vary)
- taurangi adj (likely to vary)
- taurangi adj (mathematics: having no fixed quantitative value)
- tāupe adj (able to vary)
Norwegian
4 entries- avvikende adj (biology: tending to deviate from a normal or recognized type)
- variabel adj (able to vary)
- variabel adj (likely to vary)
- variabel adj (mathematics: having no fixed quantitative value)
Persian
4 entries- متغیر adj (able to vary)
- متغیر adj (mathematics: having no fixed quantitative value)
- متغیر noun (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values)
- متغیر noun (mathematics: a symbol representing a variable)
Polish
4 entries- zmienny adj (able to vary)
- zmienny adj (likely to vary)
- zmienny adj (marked by diversity or difference)
- zmienny adj (mathematics: having no fixed quantitative value)
Portuguese
4 entries- variável adj (able to vary)
- variável adj (likely to vary)
- variável adj (marked by diversity or difference)
- variável adj (mathematics: having no fixed quantitative value)
Romanian
4 entries- schimbabil adj (biology: tending to deviate from a normal or recognized type)
- variabil adj (able to vary)
- variabil adj (likely to vary)
- variabil adj (marked by diversity or difference)
Russian
4 entries- изме́нчивый adj (able to vary)
- изме́нчивый adj (likely to vary)
- изме́нчивый adj (marked by diversity or difference)
- непостоя́нный adj (able to vary)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- promenljiva noun (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values)
- promjenljiva noun (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values)
- променљива noun (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values)
- промјенљива noun (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values)
Slovak
1 entries- premenná noun (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values)
Slovene
1 entries- spremenljívka noun (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values)
Spanish
4 entries- variable adj (able to vary)
- variable adj (likely to vary)
- variable noun (something that is variable)
- variable noun (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values)
Swedish
4 entries- avvikande adj (biology: tending to deviate from a normal or recognized type)
- flexibel adj (able to vary)
- föränderlig adj (able to vary)
- ombytlig adj (likely to vary)
Tagalog
3 entries- aligan adj (mathematics: having no fixed quantitative value)
- aligin noun (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values)
- aligin noun (mathematics: a symbol representing a variable)
Tajik
1 entries- мутағайир noun (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values)
Telugu
4 entries- అస్థిర adj (likely to vary)
- చర adj (mathematics: having no fixed quantitative value)
- మారగల adj (able to vary)
- మారే adj (able to vary)
Thai
3 entries- ตัวแปร noun (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values)
- ตัวแปร noun (mathematics: a symbol representing a variable)
- ตัวแปร noun (computing: a named mutable piece of storage)
Turkish
4 entries- değişken adj (able to vary)
- değişken noun (something that is variable)
- değişken noun (something whose value may be dictated or discovered)
- değişken noun (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values)
Ukrainian
4 entries- змі́нна adj (able to vary)
- змі́нна adj (likely to vary)
- змі́нна adj (marked by diversity or difference)
- змі́нна adj (mathematics: having no fixed quantitative value)
Vietnamese
2 entries- biên sô noun (mathematics: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values)
- biên sô noun (computing: a named mutable piece of storage)
Sample sentences
14 total sentences available.
A song says a girl's mind is variable.
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His opinions are variable.
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A random variable is definitely a constant if the variance is zero.
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