fluctuate
Swing back and forth
Fluctuate means to rise and fall irregularly, to shift back and forth between states or values.
Prices fluctuate with market conditions.
Weight fluctuates throughout the day.
Moods fluctuate.
The word implies repeated variation rather than a single change—not a permanent shift but ongoing instability: Her confidence fluctuated wildly during the interview.
To show differences
- changeTo make different
- shiftMovement or work period
- alterMake a modification
- adjustChange to fit better
modify · deviate · diverge · range · spread · scatter · drift · move
Suspended swinging weight
- vibrateShake with small movements
- oscillateMove rhythmically between extremes
- waverHesitate or fluctuate
- undulateMove in waves
pulsate · alternate · cycle · periodic · amplitude · frequency · modulate · sine
Prone to sudden change
- volatileLiable to sudden change
- erraticLacking regularity or consistency
- unsteadyLacking balance or stability
- turbulentViolently agitated or disturbed
chaotic · unpredictable · capricious · mercurial · temperamental · fickle · inconstant · uncertain
vary
To show differences
adjust · modify · deviate · diverge · range · spread · scatter · drift · move · swing
pendulum
Suspended swinging weight
- vibrateShake with small movements
- oscillateMove rhythmically between extremes
- waverHesitate or fluctuate
undulate · pulsate · alternate · cycle · periodic · amplitude · frequency · modulate · sine · harmonic
unstable
Prone to sudden change
- volatileLiable to sudden change
- erraticLacking regularity or consistency
- unsteadyLacking balance or stability
turbulent · chaotic · unpredictable · capricious · mercurial · temperamental · fickle · inconstant · uncertain · unreliable
price
Monetary value assigned
rate · index · value · demand · supply · inflation · interest · commodity · trading · market
reading
Interpreting written text
- levelHorizontal or uniform position
- temperatureMeasured heat intensity
- pressureForce upon contact
voltage · signal · meter · gauge · monitor · baseline · threshold · variance · deviation · margin
fluctuatestabilize
Make firm or constant
hold steady · plateau · stay · level off · persist
fluctuatedecide
Reach a conclusion
commit · make up one's mind · hold firm · stand fast · resolve
- currency fluctuationShifts in money's worth
- hormonal fluctuationsChanges in body's chemical messengers
- price fluctuationsChanges in cost levels
- market fluctuationsChanges in trading values
- temperature fluctuationChange in warmth level
- quantum fluctuationBrief energy variance in emptiness
fluctuation, fluctuating, fluctuations, fluctuated, fluctuates