fickle vs unstable

fickle

adj
  • Changeable. 

  • Quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance; insincere; not loyal or reliable. 

verb
  • To puzzle, perplex, nonplus. 

  • To deceive, flatter. 

unstable

adj
  • Having a strong tendency to change. 

  • Readily decomposable. 

  • Not stable. 

  • Radioactive, especially with a short half-life. 

  • Unpredictable. 

  • Fickle. 

  • Fluctuating; not constant. 

verb
  • To release (an animal) from a stable. 

How often have the words fickle and unstable occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )