UNSTABLENESS Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

unstableness

noun

Definition of unstableness

as in instability

the quality or state of not being firmly fixed in position if the tunnel had been properly inspected, the unstableness of the overhead concrete panels would have been discovered in time

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instability

Noun

Try not to decide immediately that change equals instability.

— Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 28 Oct. 2026
Workforce transformation, talent instability, declining trust, AI and technological acceleration were also selected almost as frequently.

— Carol Geffner, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026

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