Synonyms for stable
ˈsteɪ bəlsta·ble

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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

   Synonyms:
   firm, established, secure, steady, constant, unwavering, durable, stanch, permanent, firmly fixed, solid, steadfast, steady, lasting, perpetual

   Antonyms:
   infirm, tottering, weak, insecure, precarious, inconstant, wavering, frail, transient, ephemeral, evanescent, unstable

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1. stable, stalls, horse barnadjective

   a farm building for housing horses or other livestock

   Synonyms:
   horse barn, stalls

   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

2. stableadjective

   resistant to change of position or condition

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

   Synonyms:
   static, unchanging

   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

3. stableadjective

   firm and dependable; subject to little fluctuation

   "the economy is stable"

   Synonyms:
   static, unchanging

   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

4. stableadjective

   not taking part readily in chemical change

   Synonyms:
   static, unchanging

   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

5. stableadjective

   maintaining equilibrium

   Synonyms:
   static, unchanging

   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

6. static, stable, unchangingverb

   showing little if any change

   "a static population"

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

   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

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

Matched Categories

1. • Animal Husbandry
   • Shelter

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1. stableadjective

   Synonyms:
   fixed, established, durable, enduring, permanent, immovable, immutable, unalterable, indestructible, unchangeable, invariable

2. stableadjective

   Synonyms:
   constant, steady, firm, steadfast, stanch, not fickle, not wavering

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1. stableadjective

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

2. stablenoun

   Synonyms:
   barn, mews

   Associated words:
   paddock, equerry

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1. List of paraphrases for "stable":

   stability, steady, stabilize, stabilizing, flat, solid, stabilization, permanent, constant, stabilised, unchanged, firm, robust, barn, sound, unstable, stables, stabilized, fixed, steady-state, stably

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1. Ang Tsering Sherpa:

   The snow conditions are very stable and the icefall doctors are very experienced, they know the conditions very well and they know each step very well. Their main priority is to put the safety and security of mountaineers and themselves first.

2. Irwin Redlener:

   It is an extremely urgent matter to get these families with their children into a stable situation that is predictable and reestablish a sense of routine.

3. Abdul Khaleq Abdulla:

   Having refugees also feeds into ISIS' appeal, and it feeds into the violence in the region, which is already the most violent region on Earth. So all in all, anything that goes in the neighborhood impacts the security and the stability of the Arab Gulf states who are by far the most stable and the most secure.

4. Nelson Merentes:

   Where are the board members?, he wounded two guards, fortunately they are stable and are currently in a clinic.

5. Alissa Rumsey:

   The carbohydrate content is lower than the bagel sandwiches, which means your blood sugar and energy levels will stay more stable.