Qualities

Synonyms for volatile

One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.

Tier 3, Ridgeline · 1 sense · adjective · Reason line included

The senseadjectiveTier 3, RidgelineQualities

liable to lead to sudden change or violence

A volatile situation with troops and rioters eager for a confrontation.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

explosive

Same sentence, swapped: A explosive situation with troops and rioters eager for a confrontation.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for volatile as it is used in the sentence above.

fickle
erratic
frail

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