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Antonyms for stable
ˈsteɪ bəlsta·ble

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English Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  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, stalls, horse barnadjective

    a farm building for housing horses or other livestock

    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

    Synonyms:
    horse barn, stalls

  2. stableadjective

    resistant to change of position or condition

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

    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

    Synonyms:
    static, unchanging

  3. stableadjective

    firm and dependable; subject to little fluctuation

    "the economy is stable"

    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

    Synonyms:
    static, unchanging

  4. stableadjective

    not taking part readily in chemical change

    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

    Synonyms:
    static, unchanging

  5. stableadjective

    maintaining equilibrium

    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

    Synonyms:
    static, unchanging

  6. static, stable, unchangingverb

    showing little if any change

    "a static population"

    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

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

  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

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. stableadjective

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

  2. stablenoun

    Synonyms:
    barn, mews

    Associated words:
    paddock, equerry

How to use stable in a sentence?

  1. Shadi Hamid:

    That said, we're in a big country, so even if a minority decide to riot, that can still have a profound impact on the sense of having a country that is stable and secure, imagine, for example, if Donald Trump wins in 2024, I'm not sure I'd want to be in the middle of a major city right after that happens because … there could be a little bit of unrest.

  2. Ian Roberts:

    Heat stable carbetocin is much more expensive than oxytocin. The drug company that makes it has an agreement with WHO to make it available at a reasonable price in poor countries but the devil is in the detail, what will it actually cost ? Which countries will receive it ? For how long ? Will it reduce availability of the cheaper oxytocin ? And what about poor mothers in rich countries ? These are all factors that need to be considered.

  3. Ranil Wickremesinghe:

    In these challenging times, it will be essential for all parties to redouble efforts to work together to tackle the economic crisis, uphold democracy accountability, and build a stable secure future for all Sri Lankans.

  4. Abu Fadi:

    After 12 years in a stable job with a big company, I have started to update my CV and send it to other employers.

  5. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi:

    We hope the EU can further strengthen coordination and create an EU that is stronger, stable and makes contributions to world peace and development.

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#10488unstable
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#12548transient
#12828volatile
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#16583volcanic
#16647crank
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#30182cranky
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#32523frail
#36221changeable
#37328precarious
#39014ephemeral
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#53805unsound
#55395tipsy
#58852infirm
#66848wavering
#81924rickety
#87233wonky
#90718tippy
#94062evanescent
#100351imbalanced
#120826tottering
#146779inconstant

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