| Main Entry: | protean |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | versatile |
Synonyms: |
able, accomplished, adaptable, adroit, all-around, all-purpose, all-round, ambidextrous, conversant, dexterous, elastic, facile, functional, gifted, handy, ingenuous, many-sided, mobile, multifaceted, plastic, pliable, puttylike, ready, resourceful, skilled, skillful, talented, variable, varied, various |
| Main Entry: | changeable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | erratic |
Synonyms: |
agitated, capricious, changeful, commutative, convertible, fickle, fitful, flighty, fluctuating, fluid, impulsive, inconstant, indecisive, irregular, irresolute, irresponsible, kaleidoscopic, mercurial, mobile, movable, mutable, permutable, protean, restless, reversible, revocable, shifting, skittish, spasmodic, transformable, transitional, uncertain, unpredictable, unreliable, unsettled, unstable, unsteady, vacillating, vagrant, variable, variant, varying, versatile, volatile, wavering, whimsical |
Antonyms: |
certain, changeless, constant, fixed, lasting, reliable, stable, steady, sure, unchangeable, undeviating |
| Main Entry: | fluid |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | adaptable, changeable |
Synonyms: |
adjustable, changeful, flexible, floating, fluctuating, indefinite, malleable, mercurial, mobile, mutable, protean, shifting, unsettled, unstable, unsteady, variable |
| Notes: | fluids include liquids and gases; a liquid is a fluid with a fixed volume, and a gas is a fluid that can expand indefinitely liquid is a substance that flows and takes on the form of its container; a fluid - substance with no fixed shape and yields easily to external pressure - can be a liquid but it can also be a gas |
Antonyms: |
inflexible, stable, unchangeable |
| Main Entry: | variable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | changing, changeable |
Synonyms: |
capricious, changeful, fickle, fitful, flexible, fluctuating, fluid, iffy, inconstant, irregular, mercurial, mobile, mutable, protean, shifting, shifty, slippery*, spasmodic, temperamental, ticklish, uncertain, unequable, unsettled, unstable, unsteady, vacillating, volatile, waffling, wavering, yo-yo |
Antonyms: |
invariable, unchangeable, unchanging, unvarying |
| Main Entry: | versatile |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | adjustable, flexible |
Synonyms: |
able, accomplished, adaptable, adroit, all-around, all-purpose, ambidextrous, conversant, dexterous, elastic, facile, functional, gifted, handy, ingenuous, many-sided, mobile, multifaceted, plastic, pliable, protean, puttylike, ready, resourceful, skilled, skillful, talented, variable, varied |
Antonyms: |
inflexible, limited, unadjustable |
| Main Entry: | all-round |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | versatile |
Synonyms: |
adaptable, all-around, all-purpose, flexible, many-sided, multifaceted, protean, well-rounded |
| Main Entry: | many-sided |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | versatile |
Synonyms: |
able, accomplished, adaptable, adroit, all-around, all-purpose, all-round, ambidextrous, conversant, dexterous, elastic, facile, functional, gifted, handy, ingenuous, mobile, multifaceted, plastic, pliable, protean, puttylike, ready, resourceful, skilled, skillful, talented, variable, varied, various |
| Main Entry: | multifaceted |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | versatile |
Synonyms: |
able, accomplished, adaptable, adroit, all-around, all-purpose, all-round, ambidextrous, conversant, dexterous, elastic, facile, functional, gifted, handy, ingenuous, many-sided, mobile, plastic, pliable, protean, puttylike, ready, resourceful, skilled, skillful, talented, variable, varied, various |