stable

[stey-buhl] / ˈsteɪ bəl /

ADJECTIVE

constant, fixed; resistant

Synonyms

STRONGEST

balanced calm durable fast lasting permanent reliable safe secure solid steady strong substantial

STRONG

abiding anchored enduring established even firm invariable nailed poised set sound stabile stalwart staunch stout tough uniform

WEAK

brick-wall deep-rooted equable immutable perdurable resolute set in stone solid as a rock stationary staying put steadfast sturdy sure together unalterable unchangeable unfluctuating unvarying unwavering well-built well-founded

Antonyms

STRONGEST

broken ephemeral imbalanced impermanent insecure intermittent loose soft temporary undependable unfixed unprotected unreliable unsafe unstable untrustworthy vulnerable weak

STRONG

changeable changing different flexible indefinite irresolute unsound

WEAK

inconstant shaky wobbly

Example Sentences

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Offset was shot near the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla., on Monday evening and is currently in stable condition, a spokesperson for the rapper told The Times.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Markets function only if participants are treated as ends in themselves, with a stable and equal claim to protection.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Meanwhile, two motorcyclists, aged in their 30s, are in a critical but stable condition in hospital after they were involved in a one-vehicle collision in Lisburn.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

She acknowledges that her profession is not stable: Jobs come and go with campaign cycles.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

Their new floe was smaller and less stable.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

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