VOLATILENESS Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

volatileness

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Definition of volatileness

as in volatility

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Noun

Alan Greenspan’s passing is useful not as the subject of my column, but as a marker of an era when many professionals believed large institutions could absorb volatility on their behalf.

— Henrik Totterman, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
Between flights and investor meetings, the executive carves out time to explain economic swings, market volatility, and tech trends, all while touting Blackstone’s global reach.

— Rachel Ventresca, Fortune, 5 July 2026

Definition of volatility

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During the pandemic, Lowe, the father of two boys, wrestled with establishing safety measures at Benjamin, and he was struck by the arbitrariness of many health protocols.

— Eliza Griswold, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
To live in greater Los Angeles is to embrace the arbitrariness of it all.

— Meghan Daum, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026

Definition of arbitrariness

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These variations are common, as the heart rate tends to speed up and get more regular during periods of stress, and become slower and allow more irregularity when relaxed.

— Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
Others are chasing answers for chronic bloating, pain or irregularity that no doctor has been able to explain.

— Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 24 June 2026

Definition of irregularity

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Director Craig Gillespie — whose impressive filmography has included I Tonya, Lars & The Real Girl, Pam & Tommy and Cruella — has proved to be a master at letting characters breathe in all their eccentricity.

— Pete Hammond, Deadline, 24 June 2026
The stylistic eccentricities have been dialed back, including the use of old Hollywood film clips to reflect the action and possibly the thoughts of its main character, a cinephile from space, who is both practicing and enacting the work of a private detective.

— Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026

Definition of eccentricity

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