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stational

stational

9.2
Not moving and fixed in one place
  • adjective
  • Archaic
translation icon : estacionario
  • During the ceremony, the guards stood stational at their posts for hours.

Examples

  • The sculpture is stational, designed to stay in the same spot in the garden.

  • The stational equipment must be securely anchored to prevent movement.

  • The broken wagon remained stational at the roadside until the repair crew arrived.

  • The stational design of the sculpture allows it to remain in one place.

  • The broken wagon remained stational at the roadside until the repair crew arrived.

  • During the ceremony, the guards stood stational at their posts for hours.

  • The sculpture is stational, designed to stay in the same spot in the garden.

Synonyms

stationary
vsstational
46 2.9

Not moving and staying in one place

is about staying in one place rather than other senses of stillness
static
vsstational
45 3.8

Not moving or changing over time

relates to staying in one place rather than mainly meaning unchanging
motionless
vsstational
41 3.0

Completely still with no movement, like a statue

focuses on staying in one place rather than temporary pauses
immobile
vsstational
14 4.4

Not able to move or be moved, like a statue

means staying in one place but may stress inability rather than position
stock-still
vsstational
2 6.2

Not moving at all

expresses being in one place without movement rather than mere calmness
nonmoving
vsstational
1 3.0

Staying in the same place and not changing position

describes staying in one place specifically rather than broader inactivity
moveless
vsstational
6.9

Completely still and not changing position

highlights staying in one place rather than inability as primary focus
nonmobile
vsstational
6.5

Unable to move or be moved easily

denotes staying in one place but emphasizes difficulty in moving
fixed
vsstational
1.0

Attached firmly to something so it cannot move

refers to being in one place while focusing on secure attachment
nondynamic
vsstational
6.4

Stays the same and does not change

centres on being in one place rather than absence of activity
statical
vsstational
  • Archaic
8.1

Not moving or changing, used about forces on objects in balance

means not moving in general rather than a technical equilibrium focus

Antonyms

81 2.7

Able to change or move easily

1 1.0

Not still and going from one place to another

How Still

motionless
41 3.0
immobile
14 4.4
stational
  • Archaic
9.2
unsteady
16 3.3
moving
1 1.0

Surface Forms

stational positive

Morphology

stational = station (semi-transparent) = station + al

The word is regularly formed from 'station' + '-al', but the sense 'not moving; fixed in one place' is a somewhat extended or specialized reading rather than the most literal one.

Etymology

Stational comes from the root stat meaning 'to stand' and the word station, which is a fixed place. So something stational stays in one place or is 'not moving', like a broken wagon left at the roadside.