Erratic is an English word with synonyms like planetary or unreliable. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Erratic meaning
- Unsteady, random; prone to unexpected changes; not consistent.
- Deviating from normal opinions or actions; eccentric; odd.
Synonyms of Erratic
Using Erratic
- The main meaning on this page is: Unsteady, random; prone to unexpected changes; not consistent. | Deviating from normal opinions or actions; eccentric; odd.
- Useful related words include: planetary, unreliable, temperamental, changeful.
- In the example corpus, erratic often appears in combinations such as: erratic behavior, erratic and, the erratic.
Context around Erratic
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 8 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Erratic
- In this selection, "erratic" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, characteristic, glacial, maniacal, behavior, driving and movements stand out and add context to how "erratic" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include about jefferies erratic classroom behavior and an increasingly erratic and aggressive. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "erratic" sits close to words such as affluent, assign and bs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with erratic
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Bousbaa has more to offer than erratic adlibs. (8 words)
At normal temperatures, electrons move in somewhat erratic paths. (9 words)
Co-workers have also complained about Jefferies erratic classroom behavior. (10 words)
A couple of youngsters with magic sand (locally sourced black magnetite), magnets, small steel objects, and a carved/polished bowl fashioned out of a 50-pound, half-a-billion-year-old magnetic glacial erratic Cumberlandite stone found up-Island. (39 words)
A not-from-money winner who wins the chance to be puppet mastered by yet another maniacal, erratic billionaire and married with child to a woman who cannot ever, ever trust him, much less respect him. (36 words)
Her behaviour has been erratic ever since, she argued more, spendt lots of time on her own and didn't have streams of friends running through the house giggling and gossiping like we had once had. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
After producers showed a bunch of clips of Teresa’s erratic behavior in the past, Teresa told her therapist she’s “scared” of her brother and doesn’t want to be around erratic behavior anymore.
The accumulating damage to this area causes the characteristic erratic movements associated with HD. citation The spontaneous and erratic physical movements associated with HD are classified as a type of hyperkinetic dysarthria.
According to police, Neely began acting in a “hostile and erratic manner” while asking commuters for food and something to drink.
A couple of youngsters with magic sand (locally sourced black magnetite), magnets, small steel objects, and a carved/polished bowl fashioned out of a 50-pound, half-a-billion-year-old magnetic glacial erratic Cumberlandite stone found up-Island.
An officer politely assured me otherwise and said that after the man at my car window phoned to report me, a helicopter made a video of my erratic driving.
An official from the Karabakh education ministry said it is also not possible to switch to online courses because the erratic power supplies preclude stable Internet connection.
A not-from-money winner who wins the chance to be puppet mastered by yet another maniacal, erratic billionaire and married with child to a woman who cannot ever, ever trust him, much less respect him.
A survey conducted revealed that townships that include Riverside, East park, Kawama and Ndeke are affected by the erratic water supply forcing people to walk distances and turn to shallow wells for the commodity.
At normal temperatures, electrons move in somewhat erratic paths.
Bousbaa has more to offer than erratic adlibs.
Cantlay and Schauffele looked more dialled in than during their erratic 5-under first round on Thursday that was marred by three bogeys in better-ball play.
Cars could even notice erratic driving and ask if the driver is drowsy, or alert them when the light turns green.
Co-workers have also complained about Jefferies erratic classroom behavior.
Dambrot has often cited advanced metric studies of his team’s performance, which indicate how erratic they can be even within segments of games they win.
Deputies repeatedly noted the Mallerys’ erratic behavior and unreliable testimony, according to records released this week — even encouraging neighbors to move for their own peace of mind.
Developing a powerful and stable Eastern European partner in Kyiv can act as a bulwark against an increasingly erratic and aggressive Russia, which is essential for stability on our continent.
Food banks told the charity that donated supplies had been "erratic" at best.
He is also quick to hear, slow to anger, and even slower to speak and act. And as a result, he is strategic, whereas many others, especially those who underestimate him, are erratic.
Her behaviour has been erratic ever since, she argued more, spendt lots of time on her own and didn't have streams of friends running through the house giggling and gossiping like we had once had.
He said the decline in the erratic family planning commodities in the region was as a result of the situation, noting that this would be a thing of the past.
Common combinations with erratic
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: