SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
mutable
adjective
Capable of changing or prone to change.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Capable of change
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Usage distinction
Return to topMutable means change is possible or characteristic; unstable adds difficulty maintaining a steady state.
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See mutable in use
The artist's mutable style resisted a single label.
A pop-up reading series had a mutable schedule while organizers negotiated access to three different rooms.
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