as in volatile
frequently influenced by moods and especially bad moods
teenagers are often both moody and changeable
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Recent Examples of moody
Both possess a deep and luscious quality that combines cozy familiarity with a moody edge.
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Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Nov. 2024
Mars, your ruling planet, opposes Pluto before departing the moody waters of Cancer and entering Leo on November 3.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2024
Rooms are posh and luxurious, decorated in ecru, gold, and rich navy that contrasts with the dark and moody (but sumptuous) corridors.
—Laura Ratliff, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2024
The actress rocked the ultimate power color during a recent stroll through Beverly Hills, donning a pleated cardigan in a moody shade of red.
—Jamie Allison Sanders, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024
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Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Nov. 2024
Mars, your ruling planet, opposes Pluto before departing the moody waters of Cancer and entering Leo on November 3.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2024
Rooms are posh and luxurious, decorated in ecru, gold, and rich navy that contrasts with the dark and moody (but sumptuous) corridors.
—Laura Ratliff, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2024
The actress rocked the ultimate power color during a recent stroll through Beverly Hills, donning a pleated cardigan in a moody shade of red.
—Jamie Allison Sanders, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for moody
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Over the past four years, Bitcoin has been extremely volatile, as shown by the 2022 collapse of the crypto giant FTX.Deena Zaidi, Quartz, 13 Nov. 2024
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By investing in these areas now, businesses are laying the groundwork for long-term success in an increasingly volatile and complex global environment beyond today’s election.Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Both are forces of nature — Bug in an impulsive sense and Bird in a more literal manner that hints of something otherworldly about his existence.Alison Willmore, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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The dread of impulsive and cataclysmic decisions in a second Trump term and thousands of federal appointments based on fealty and ideology rather than competence is met on the other side by fears that Vice President Harris won’t make meaningful personnel changes or any new or different decisions.Ryan Craig, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Harris has leaned heavily on presenting Trump as unstable, unhinged, and dictatorial in the final weeks of the campaign.W. James Antle III, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Nov. 2024
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In the past, recruiters have discouraged workers from job-hopping because it was looked upon as unstable and irresponsible.Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Hers is the kind of face that inspires directors to tight framing — gleaming, as if smoothed from marble, and yet somehow pliant, changeful.Jordan Kisner Jack Davison, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2022
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Rigorous, blustery winter; winding sleety spring; hot, moist enervating summer; changeful autumn with its dog-days; these are absolutely unknown.San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Jan. 2023
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People with anxiety may also feel irritable, tense, or restless, and may have a sense of impending danger, panic, or doom.Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Max was admitted to the hospital after experiencing severe pain in July and was diagnosed with transient synovitis, a condition also referred to as irritable hip.Marina Watts, Peoplemag, 4 Aug. 2024
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But the temperamental stallion ― its 950-hp hybrid engine can rocket the car to 60 miles an hour in 2.5 seconds ― needed a replacement for its specialized battery.Marco della Cava, USA TODAY, 13 Oct. 2024
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The weather proved temperamental and fleeting, though, as there was no physical evidence of the rains just a few hours later, aside from a rogue rainbow or two.Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Moody.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moody. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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