Definitions for unstable

unstable un·sta·ble

Spelling: [uhn-stey-buh l]
IPA: /ʌnˈsteɪ bəl/

Unstable is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 462 anagrams from letters in unstable (abelnstu).

Definitions for unstable

adjective

  1. not stable; not firm or firmly fixed; unsteady.
  2. liable to fall or sway.
  3. unsteadfast; inconstant; wavering:
  4. marked by emotional instability:
  5. irregular in movement:
  6. Chemistry. noting compounds that readily decompose or change into other compounds.

Origin of unstable

Middle English word dating back to 1175-1225; See origin at un-1, stable2

Examples for unstable

The initial result was negative, but much of the area was still on fire and too unstable to search.

Moral standards are as unstable as the shifting sands of the sea.

Yes, indeed, yes; I know she's as unstable as water and as hard to hold as a puff of wind.

Erica is the foil to the unstable, decaying Beth—a kind, virtuous, smooth-skinned girl next door.

All his weight was on one foot, and he was in a state of unstable equilibrium.

We can see here very clearly how unstable a thing polytheism is.

They are unstable, improvident, easily discouraged, easily led astray.

The value may be unstable, but it has trended mainly up and to the right, with crashes followed by climbs past the previous high.

We know that Dana is unstable, just based on her having tried to kill herself.

You lethargic, unfocused, unstable, lazy, hazy, crazy time of year.

Word Value for unstable
Scrable

10

Words with friends

14

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