staying put

ADJECTIVE

stable

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 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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Even though leaving the career she built felt uncomfortable, staying put didn’t feel much better.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

At this point, I believe that either staying put with some help brought in or moving to an assisted-living-type situation is in her best interest.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 15, 2026

Now Iamaleava is staying put, giving his coach a huge building block as part of his efforts to forge a sturdy foundation.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025

I haven’t given my children the gift of seeing the world, but I like to think I have given them something equally valuable and far less costly: the pleasure of staying put.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

Put another way, technology was evolving by the day, but the human brain was more or less staying put.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

staying put

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