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.

   See synonyms for TRANSIENT.

   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. Courtney Pittman:

   A stable Country equals a stable world

2. Chris Roberts:

   Cameroon in every way, shape or form is getting worse by the day in every metric, this regime has dismantled whatever foundations it had for a stable economy.

3. Tony Nash:

   As we close out Q2 and enter Q3, we'll see more stable trade data before starting to see sustainable, small rises in both sides.

4. Joseph Wu:

   We want to ensure that the transition is a smooth one, we want to work with the outgoing government so that the political conditions can be stable in Taiwan.

5. Guido Kerkhoff:

   If this market has a stable level, you can't really say that's a bad thing.