Synonyms for stable
ˈsteɪ bəlsta·ble

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1. stable

   Durable (Latin durus, hard) is said almost wholly of material substances that resist wear; lasting is said of either material or immaterial things. Permanent is a word of wider meaning; a thing is permanent which is not liable to change; as, a permanent color; buildings upon a farm are called permanent improvements. Enduring is a higher word, applied to that which resists both time and change; as, enduring fame.

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   Synonyms:
   abiding, changeless, constant, durable, enduring, fixed, immutable, invariable, lasting, permanent, perpetual, persistent, steadfast, unchangeable, unchanging

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1. stable

   Synonyms:
   firm, established, secure, steady, constant, unwavering, durable, stanch, permanent, firmly fixed, solid, steadfast, steady, lasting, perpetual

   Antonyms:
   infirm, tottering, weak, insecure, precarious, inconstant, wavering, frail, transient, ephemeral, evanescent, unstable

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1. stable, stalls, horse barnadjective

   a farm building for housing horses or other livestock

   Synonyms:
   horse barn, stalls

   Antonyms:
   coseismal, tender, tippy, tottering, crank, top-heavy, wonky, changeable, cranky, unstable, seismal, reactive, unbalanced, tipsy, volatile, imbalanced, wobbly, seismic, shaky, changeful, volcanic, coseismic, explosive, rocky, rickety, unsound

2. stableadjective

   resistant to change of position or condition

   "a stable ladder"; "a stable peace"; "a stable relationship"; "stable prices"

   Synonyms:
   static, unchanging

   Antonyms:
   tipsy, wonky, coseismic, changeful, crank, tottering, reactive, imbalanced, volatile, explosive, wobbly, rocky, cranky, coseismal, unsound, tippy, seismal, shaky, seismic, changeable, rickety, unstable, volcanic, tender, unbalanced, top-heavy

3. stableadjective

   firm and dependable; subject to little fluctuation

   "the economy is stable"

   Synonyms:
   static, unchanging

   Antonyms:
   explosive, coseismal, top-heavy, imbalanced, unstable, volatile, reactive, changeable, unbalanced, volcanic, rickety, tippy, seismic, wonky, cranky, changeful, tottering, seismal, crank, tender, rocky, unsound, coseismic, wobbly, shaky, tipsy

4. stableadjective

   not taking part readily in chemical change

   Synonyms:
   static, unchanging

   Antonyms:
   unstable, reactive, tippy, wonky, changeful, seismic, cranky, changeable, top-heavy, tender, wobbly, seismal, unsound, volatile, unbalanced, coseismal, explosive, volcanic, tottering, shaky, rocky, imbalanced, coseismic, tipsy, rickety, crank

5. stableadjective

   maintaining equilibrium

   Synonyms:
   static, unchanging

   Antonyms:
   volatile, tipsy, tippy, reactive, shaky, seismal, imbalanced, seismic, volcanic, explosive, tottering, unstable, cranky, top-heavy, crank, unbalanced, changeful, wobbly, wonky, unsound, rocky, rickety, coseismal, changeable, tender, coseismic

6. static, stable, unchangingverb

   showing little if any change

   "a static population"

   Synonyms:
   unchanging, static, motionless, inactive, electrostatic, still

   Antonyms:
   imbalanced, seismal, tipsy, cranky, seismic, tippy, wonky, unstable, coseismic, reactive, rocky, crank, wobbly, shaky, top-heavy, rickety, tottering, unsound, volatile, unbalanced, coseismal, tender, explosive, volcanic, changeful, changeable

7. stableverb

   shelter in a stable

   "stable horses"

   Antonyms:
   changeful, unsound, unbalanced, seismal, tippy, crank, top-heavy, reactive, seismic, changeable, tipsy, cranky, tender, wobbly, shaky, wonky, explosive, coseismal, volatile, tottering, rocky, unstable, imbalanced, rickety, volcanic, coseismic

Matched Categories

1. • Animal Husbandry
   • Shelter

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1. stableadjective

   Synonyms:
   fixed, established, durable, enduring, permanent, immovable, immutable, unalterable, indestructible, unchangeable, invariable

2. stableadjective

   Synonyms:
   constant, steady, firm, steadfast, stanch, not fickle, not wavering

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1. stableadjective

   Synonyms:
   steady, firm, immovable, unwavering, constant, permanent

2. stablenoun

   Synonyms:
   barn, mews

   Associated words:
   paddock, equerry

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1. List of paraphrases for "stable":

   stability, steady, stabilize, stabilizing, flat, solid, stabilization, permanent, constant, stabilised, unchanged, firm, robust, barn, sound, unstable, stables, stabilized, fixed, steady-state, stably

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1. Zhang Chunxian:

   Social management and stability maintenance abilities continued to improve, and society generally remained stable.

2. Riccardo Pozzobon:

   The existence of stable huge voids below the Moon subsurface, potentially accessible through skylights, could change the paradigm on how we approach planetary exploration in terms of mission design, planetary human outposts and scientific research, accessing these caves and( analyzing) this type of subsurface environment will present new technological challenges but also could provide unexpected scientific discoveries.

3. Jeb Bush:

   Every day they exist in the form of a caliphate is another day they gain energy, so I think the President needs to acknowledge this is a threat to our national security interests, i believe we need to take out ISIS and create a more stable Iraq and a more stable Syria. American leadership is required for that to happen.

4. Tong Zhao:

   China has always wanted to maintain a normal and stable relationship with North Korea. China has no disagreements with North Korea in any issue area except nuclear, china had to respond strongly to North Korea's acceleration of nuclear development -- China had to join the rest of the international community to impose sanctions that really impacted North Korea.

5. Chief Executive Mark Hunter:

   The last 6-8 weeks in Europe have been very helpful, a World Cup is certainly helpful, but probably not as helpful as good, stable warm weather.