standing still

ADJECTIVE

static

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fixed immobile immovable passive stagnant stationary

STRONG

constant format stabile stable still

WEAK

at a standstill deadlocked gridlocked inactive inert latent rigid stalled sticky stopped stuck unchanging unfluctuating unmoving unvarying

Antonyms

STRONGEST

mobile movable moving unfixed unsteady

STRONG

inconstant unstable

WEAK

active changeable continuous variable

Example Sentences

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For most of his career, Huang has seemed constitutionally incapable of standing still.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026

"So, we're going to look to strengthen because we know that teams around us are going to get better. If you're not trying to continually evolve and improve, you're standing still."

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Despite Musk’s delay tactics, competitors aren’t standing still.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

The Wall Street Journal reported that Nvidia isn’t standing still when it comes to innovation, writing that the company plans a new inference-oriented chip system that leverages its new relationship with the startup Groq.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 2, 2026

At the hill’s foot Frodo found Aragorn, standing still and silent as a tree; but in his hand was a small golden bloom of elanor, and a light was in his eyes.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien

standing still

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