stability

Examples

• All

• If Iran did acquire nuclear weapons, would a containment strategy preserve stability in the Middle East?

  Academic text (2011)

• Now's the time to position yourself for stability, security and wealth protection.

  The Rich Dad Channel

• There is no other option which offers stability and security.

• We are here to bring stability and peace to a complicated situation.

  Freelance (2023)

• Tended to value security and stability over change and growth.

• The impact of this relationship results in greater job satisfaction and stability within the work group.

  Academic text (2011)

• Natalie needs stability in her life, and I want to be that for her.

  Blacklight (2022)

• Then, after a long period of stability, it flips back the other way again.

  Fiction book (1990)

• I think there are always dangers that threaten the stability of societies.

• Above all, the generals are determined to preserve stability and protect their privileged position.

  Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

C

continuity

vsstability

57 4.7

A situation where things stay the same or keep happening without big changes

focuses on resistance to change and lack of disturbance rather than sequence

E

equilibrium

vsstability

43 6.8

A state of balance between opposite forces

emphasizes general resistance to change beyond simple balance

S

stasis

vsstability

• Formal

29 8.2

A situation with little change because two sides balance each other

is general consistency rather than a state produced only by balance

C

constancy

vsstability

5 5.3

A steady loyalty to someone or something over time

covers general resistance to change beyond loyalty or faithfulness

S

steadiness

vsstability

4 3.6

The state of being calm and not changing under pressure

is about general resistance to change rather than only reliability

S

stableness

vsstability

1 5.6

A person or thing that stays firm and steady and does not change easily

focuses on ongoing consistency rather than physical firmness

F

fixity

vsstability

• Formal

1 8.6

A state in which something does not move or change

emphasizes ongoing consistency rather than mere absence of variation

S

stationarity

vsstability

• Specialized

1 8.9

When a sequence of numbers keeps the same average and spread over time

is general consistency in many contexts, not a statistical concept

F

fixedness

vsstability

1 7.8

Being firmly held in place so it does not move or change

stresses general consistency and lack of disturbance rather than immobility

I

invariability

vsstability

1 7.6

A state when something stays the same over time

adds resistance to disturbance beyond mere absence of change

U

unchangingness

vsstability

1 8.6

The quality of staying the same over time

adds resistance to disturbance and ongoing consistency beyond no variation

S

stationariness

vsstability

1 9.5

A condition of staying in one place without moving

refers to being resistant to change generally, not only lack of movement

I

invariableness

vsstability

9.3

A state in which something stays the same

emphasizes ongoing consistency in many situations rather than only lack of variation

Antonyms

I

instability

91 5.1

A situation that changes easily and can fail, for example in politics

U

unsteadiness

1 5.1

A lack of balance or firm control that causes shaking

How Stable

robustness

3 5.5

firmness

1 3.0

steadiness

4 3.6

stability

283 3.1

instability

91 5.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology