ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsFfluctuate
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fluctuate
Meaning: to rise and fall irregularly
fluctuate in a sentence
How fluctuate is used in real sentences:
Stock prices fluctuated all afternoon.
Stock prices fluctuated all afternoon.
“Temperatures fluctuate sharply at this elevation; an icy dawn can become a warm afternoon before freezing again.”
— from the passage The Meadow Notebook
Synonyms for fluctuate
Other words for fluctuate — vary, waver and oscillate — carry the same meaning.
- vary
- waver
- oscillate
Antonyms of fluctuate
Words that mean the opposite of fluctuate:
- stabilize
- remain steady
Where it comes from
From Latin fluctuare 'to undulate'
Word parts
- flu/flux — flow
fluctuate: flu (flow) + -ate (act)
Memory hook
FLUCTUATE — flows FLUX-ily.