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What is another word for up and down?

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Adjective
▲
Likely to change, especially rapidly, significantly or unpredictably
volatile
inconstant
variable
changeable
unsettled
unstable
inconsistent
unsteady
erratic
fickle
temperamental
fluid
mutable
shifting
changing
fluctuating
irregular
turbulent
capricious
varying
wavering
changeful
mercurial
unpredictable
tempestuous
fluctuant
up-and-down
full of ups and downs
blowing hot and cold
ever-changing
more ❯
“And when the market is up and down as it has been recently, it's easy to get emotional.”
Adjective
▲
Difficult, full of problems, or in a precarious state
rocky
precarious
uncertain
iffy
unstable
problematic
unsure
unsteady
difficult
undependable
troubled
trying
doubtful
not easy
built on sand
unsettled
tough
dark
stressful
hard
tricky
awkward
beset by problems
full of problems
risky
perilous
dicey
dangerous
insecure
dodgy
chancy
unsafe
hazardous
treacherous
hairy
parlous
touch-and-go
unsound
unpredictable
unreliable
shaky
gnarly
high-risk
fraught with danger
delicate
sticky
speculative
vulnerable
serious
threatening
grievous
grave
shonky
touchy
on thin ice
dubious
slippery
problematical
erratic
unhealthy
menacing
jeopardizingUS
exposed
venturesome
jeopardous
hanging by a thread
jeopardisingUK
playing with fire
long shot
out on a limb
capricious
tenuous
bad
flimsy
desperate
critical
suspect
nebulous
terrifying
ticklish
thorny
Russian roulette
dynamite
in danger
at risk
in jeopardy
endangered
defenselessUS
defencelessUK
taxing
wide-open
on slippery ground
fragile
feeble
easily threatened
wobbly
on a slippery slope
hanging in the balance
Adjective
▲
Truly vertical
plumb
vertical
perpendicular
erect
raised
standing
upright
upstanding
stand-up
straight up
upended
straight
upward
cocked
rampant
straight-up
straight up and down
up-and-down
bolt upright
straight down
on end
rearing
steep
sheer
standing up
rigid
elevated
at right angles
orthogonal
normal
pricked-up
abrupt
erected
on one's feet
end on
end up
in a standing position
firm
stiff
arrect
erectile
bristling
right-angled
straight on
square
standing up on end
Adverb
▲
Upward and downward, alternately
upward and downward
from top to bottom
“He looked me up and down and gave me the creeps.”
Adverb
▲
(idiomatic) Alternately forwards and backwards
back and forth
to and fro
backwards and forwards
forward and back
hither and thither
forwards and backwards
here and there
from side to side
in and out
backward and forward
from pillar to post
from post to pillar
around
about
passim
from place to place
in all directions
through
throughout
across
everywhere
abroad
all over
any which way
in all parts of
in every direction
“He paced up and down, waiting for his lawyer to call.”
Adverb
▲
(idiomatic) In a comprehensive manner
completely
comprehensively
thoroughly
fully
in and out
inside out
assiduously
from A to Z
through and through
from top to bottom
whole hog
exhaustively
extensively
in detail
sweepingly
minutely
totally
roundly
detailedly
systematically
at length
from the ground up
from stem to stern
carefully
meticulously
intensively
intensely
painstakingly
scrupulously
closely
more ❯
“I have searched up and down for a solution to this dilemma, but to no avail.”
Adverb
▲
(idiomatic) In a staunch or obstinate manner
staunchly
adamantly
resolutely
earnestly
firmly
obdurately
obstinately
persistently
pertinaciously
resolvedly
stolidly
stubbornly
tenaciously
undeviatingly
unfalteringly
unflinchingly
unrelentingly
unwaveringly
unyieldingly
determinedly
doggedly
indefatigably
purposefully
sincerely
steadfastly
unshrinkingly
willfully
mulishly
inflexibly
headstrongly
more ❯
“Donny swore up and down that there was no quid pro quo involved.”
Adverb
▲
In a vertical direction or orientation
plumb
vertically
perpendicularly
straight up
straight up and down
Noun
▲
The movement (of someone or something) forward followed by a return to the same position
to and fro
seesaw
zigzag
backward and forward
backwards and forwards
forward and back
here and there
in and out
off and on
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