What are some opposite words for stable?
Antonyms for stable
ˈsteɪ bəlsta·ble
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term stable.
English Synonyms and Antonyms
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
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
stable
Antonyms:
infirm, tottering, weak, insecure, precarious, inconstant, wavering, frail, transient, ephemeral, evanescent, unstableSynonyms:
firm, established, secure, steady, constant, unwavering, durable, stanch, permanent, firmly fixed, solid, steadfast, steady, lasting, perpetual
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Princeton's WordNet
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, unsoundSynonyms:
horse barn, stallsstableadjective
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-heavySynonyms:
static, unchangingstableadjective
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, tipsySynonyms:
static, unchangingstableadjective
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, crankSynonyms:
static, unchangingstableadjective
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, coseismicSynonyms:
static, unchangingstatic, 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, changeableSynonyms:
unchanging, static, motionless, inactive, electrostatic, stillstableverb
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
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How to use stable in a sentence?
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.
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.
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.
After 12 years in a stable job with a big company, I have started to update my CV and send it to other employers.
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.
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#3947 | stable | |
#4981 | weak | |
#5995 | rocky | |
#6740 | tender | |
#10488 | unstable | |
#11983 | explosive | |
#12548 | transient | |
#12828 | volatile | |
#13453 | reactive | |
#13748 | seismic | |
#16583 | volcanic | |
#16647 | crank | |
#20069 | insecure | |
#28501 | unbalanced | |
#30182 | cranky | |
#30673 | shaky | |
#32523 | frail | |
#36221 | changeable | |
#37328 | precarious | |
#39014 | ephemeral | |
#50319 | wobbly | |
#53805 | unsound | |
#55395 | tipsy | |
#58852 | infirm | |
#66848 | wavering | |
#81924 | rickety | |
#87233 | wonky | |
#90718 | tippy | |
#94062 | evanescent | |
#100351 | imbalanced | |
#120826 | tottering | |
#146779 | inconstant |
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