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Treacherous vs Unstable - What's the difference?

treacherous | unstable |

As adjectives the difference between treacherous and unstable

is that treacherous is exhibiting treachery while unstable is having a strong tendency to change.

treacherous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Exhibiting treachery.
  • Deceitful; inclined to betray.
  • Unreliable; dangerous.
    • a treacherous mountain trail

    Antonyms

    * (exhibiting treachery) loyal

    Related terms

    * treacher * treachery * trick * trickster * tricky

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    unstable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having a strong tendency to change.
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  • Fluctuating; not constant.
  • Fickle.
  • Unpredictable.
  • (chemistry) Readily decomposable.
  • (physics) Radioactive, especially with a short half-life.

    • Synonyms

    * instable (rare) * (not held or fixed securely and likely to fall over) precarious, rickety, shaky, tottering, unsafe, unsteady, wobbly

    Antonyms

    * stable

    Related terms

    * instability * unstability (rare)

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