Skittish
Skittish adjective - Likely to change frequently, suddenly, or unexpectedly.
Usage example: a skittish housing market had both buyers and sellers on edge
Variable and skittish are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Variable" instead an adjective "Skittish".
Nearby Word: skittishly
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- capricious and skittish
- capricious and variable
- whimsical and skittish
- whimsical and variable
- fluid and skittish
- fluid and variable
- unsettled and skittish
- unsettled and variable
- inconsistent and skittish
- inconsistent and variable
- unstable and skittish
- unstable and variable
- volatile and skittish
- volatile and variable
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Variable and Skittish. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/skittish/variable
Skittish & Variable. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/skittish/variable>.
Variable or Skittish. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/skittish/variable.
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