fickle

Meaning

Adj

1. Quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance; insincere; not loyal or reliable.
2. Changeable.

Verb

1. To deceive, flatter.
2. To puzzle, perplex, nonplus.

Synonyms

capricious

changeable

inconstant

unsteady

volatile

unstable

mercurial

whimsical

inconsistent

erratic

quicksilver

variable

moody

uncertain

mutable

restless

flippant

frivolous

insincere

unsettled

voluble

crotchety

irresolute

changeful

flighty

vain

caprice

indecisive

picky

freaky

fretful

fussy

shifty

fastidious

double-minded

hesitant

stall

unstable-minded

vagarious

variant

varied

various

varying

waffle

🧇

wanton

wavering

wearied

whiffler

whim

whimsy

chameleonic

ever-changing

uneven temper

soon wearied of

ill-regulated

erratical

off the deep end

alternating

volage

checkered

choppy

cold-heartedness

divers

diversified

empty

ephemeral

faultfinding

fleeting

floating

fluctuating

frivolity

giddy

heartless

instable

lightweight

miserable

momentary

moving

nagging

pliant

protean

quick-witted

rascal

remittent

short-lived

skittish

slippery

tergiversator

thin

tired of

transient

tremulous

ungrateful

unpredictable

unreliable

vacillating

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfɪk.əl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: fikil

Inherited from Old English: ficol

Inherited from Middle English: fikelen

Cognate with Low German: fikkelen

Cognate with German: ficklen

In summary

From Middle English fikil, fikel, from Old English ficol (“fickle, cunning, tricky, deceitful”), equivalent to fike + -le. More at fike.