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| Main Entry: | stable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | constant, fixed; resistant |
| Synonyms: | abiding, balanced, calm, deep-rooted, durable, enduring, equable, established, even, fast, firm, immutable, invariable, lasting, permanent, reliable, resolute, safe, secure, set, solid, sound, stalwart, stationary, staunch, steadfast, steady, stout, strong, sturdy, substantial, sure, together, tough, unalterable, unchangeable, uniform, unvarying, unwavering, well-founded, anchored, brick-wall, nailed, perdurable, poised, set in stone, solid as a rock, stabile, staying put, unfluctuating, well-built |
| Antonyms: | inconstant, shaky, unstable, wobbly, unfixed |
| Main Entry: | conservative |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | cautious, moderate, tending to preserve the status quo |
| Synonyms: | bourgeois, constant, conventional, die-hard, fearful, firm, fuddy-duddy*, guarded, hard hat, illiberal, inflexible, middle-of-the-road*, obstinate, old guard*, orthodox, quiet, reactionary, redneck*, right, right-wing, sober, stable, steady, timid, traditional, unchangeable, unchanging, unimaginative, Tory, controlled, fogyish, hidebound, holding to, in a rut, not extreme, old line, right of center, traditionalistic, uncreative, undaring, unprogressive, white bread |
| Antonyms: | exaggerated, incautious, left-wing, liberal, progressive, radical |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | continuous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | constant, unending |
| Synonyms: | connected, consecutive, endless, everlasting, extended, interminable, perpetual, prolonged, regular, repeated, stable, steady, timeless, unbroken, unceasing, undivided, unfaltering, uninterrupted, continued, day and night, for ever and ever, looped, no end of, no end to, on a treadmill |
| Notes: | continually means 'repeatedly, with breaks in between' and continuously means 'without interruption, in an unbroken stream'; continual typically refers to time while continuous can refer to space as well as time |
| Antonyms: | completed, discontinuous, ending, finished, halting, intermittent, interrupted, sporadic, stopping, ceasing |
| Main Entry: | dependable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | reliable, responsible |
| Synonyms: | always there, carrying the load, certain, constant, faithful, good as one's word, loyal, rocklike, secure, stable, staunch, steadfast, steady, sturdy, sure, to be counted on, tried, tried-and-true, true, trustworthy, trusty, unfailing |
| Antonyms: | dishonest, irresponsible, uncertain, undependable, unreliable, unsteady, unsure |
| Main Entry: | durable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sturdy, long-lasting |
| Synonyms: | abiding, constant, dependable, enduring, fast, firm, fixed, impervious, lasting, permanent, persistent, reliable, resistant, sound, stable, stout, strong, substantial, tenacious, tough, diuturnal, long-continued, perdurable, perduring |
| Antonyms: | fragile, impermanent, temporary, undependable, weak, poorly made, unsturdy |
| Main Entry: | equable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | steady, calm |
| Synonyms: | agreeable, composed, consistent, constant, even, even-tempered, imperturbable, level-headed, methodical, orderly, placid, regular, serene, smooth, stable, systematic, temperate, tranquil, unchanging, unflappable, uniform, unruffled, unvarying, easy-going, stabile, unexcitable, unfluctuating |
| Antonyms: | changeable, excitable, irregular, spasmodic, vacillating, variable, varying, wavering, fluctuating |
| Main Entry: | equitable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | impartial |
| Synonyms: | candid, decent, disinterested, dispassionate, due, ethical, even-handed, fair, fair and square, fair shake*, honest, impersonal, just, level, moral, nonpartisan, objective, proper, proportionate, reasonable, right, rightful, square, stable, unbiased, unprejudiced, cricket, even-steven, fair-to-middling, nondiscriminatory, square deal, uncolored |
| Antonyms: | biased, disproportionate, partial, prejudiced, unfair, unjust, unreasonable, unequitable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | even-tempered |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | easygoing |
| Synonyms: | calm, collected, complacent, composed, cool, level-headed, patient, stable, steady, unruffled, relaxed, unexcitable |
| Main Entry: | immobile |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | motionless, fixed |
| Synonyms: | frozen, immovable, pat, quiescent, rigid, rooted, stable, stagnant, static, stationary, steadfast, stiff, still, stolid, unmoving, anchored, at a standstill, at rest, immobilized, immotile, nailed, nailed down, riveted, stock-still, unmovable |
| Antonyms: | mobile, movable, moving, unfixed |
| Main Entry: | immovable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fixed, stubborn |
| Synonyms: | adamant, constant, fast, firm, hard-nosed, immobile, immutable, impassive, inflexible, intransigent, motionless, obdurate, quiescent, resolute, rooted, secure, set, solid, stable, stand pat*, stationary, steadfast, stuck, unalterable, unchangeable, uncompromising, unshakable, unwavering, unyielding, dead set on, dug in, immotile, locked in, set in concrete, set in stone, stick to guns, tough nut, unmodifiable |
| Antonyms: | mobile, movable, moving, unfixed |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | immutable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unchangeable |
| Synonyms: | abiding, ageless, changeless, constant, enduring, fixed, immovable, inflexible, invariable, permanent, perpetual, sacrosanct, stable, steadfast, unalterable, unmodifiable |
| Antonyms: | changeable, flexible, mutable, variable, alterable |
| Main Entry: | inactive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not engaged in action; inert, lazy |
| Synonyms: | asleep, blah*, disengaged, do-nothing*, dormant, down, dull, idle, immobile, indolent, inoperative, jobless, latent, lax, lethargic, limp, low-key, motionless, ossified, out of commission*, out of work*, passive, quiescent, quiet, sedentary, slack, sleepy, slothful, slow, sluggish, somnolent, stable, static, still, torpid, unemployed, unoccupied, unused, abeyant, draggy, in holding pattern, mothballed, on hold, out of action, out of service |
| Antonyms: | active, busy, involved, working |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | lasting |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | enduring, unending |
| Synonyms: | abiding, constant, continual, continuing, deep-rooted, durable, endless, eternal, everlasting, forever, incessant, indelible, indissoluble, inexhaustible, lifelong, old, perennial, permanent, perpetual, stable, unceasing, undying, in for the long haul, inexpungible, long-term, longstanding, perdurable, persisting, till the cows come home, unremitting |
| Antonyms: | ending, ephemeral, fleeting, passing, short-lived, temporary, transient, ceasing |
| Main Entry: | level |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | smooth, balanced |
| Synonyms: | akin, alike, calm, commensurate, common, comparable, consistent, constant, continuous, equable, equivalent, even, exact, flat, flush, horizontal, identical, like, matched, matching, parallel, plain, plane, polished, precise, proportionate, regular, rolled, same, stable, steady, straight, trim, unbroken, uniform, uninterrupted, aligned, in line, leveled, lined up, of same height, on a line, on a par, on one plane, planate, planed, trimmed, unfluctuating |
| Antonyms: | ragged, uneven |
| Main Entry: | motionless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | calm, not moving |
| Synonyms: | dead, deathly, firm, fixed, frozen, immobile, inanimate, inert, lifeless, numb, palsied, paralyzed, petrified, quiescent, quiet, spellbound, stable, stagnant, standing, static, stationary, steadfast, still, torpid, unmoved, unmoving, apoplectic, at a standstill, at rest, becalmed, deadlocked, halted, immotile, stalled, stock-still, transfixed, unmovable |
| Antonyms: | active, busy, lively, mobile, moving |
| Main Entry: | permanent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | constant, lasting |
| Synonyms: | abiding, changeless, continual, durable, enduring, everlasting, fixed, for keeps*, forever, immutable, imperishable, indestructible, invariable, long-lasting, perennial, perpetual, persistent, set, stable, steadfast, unchanging, diurnal, forever and a day, in for the long haul, perdurable, perduring, set in concrete, set in stone, unfading |
| Antonyms: | ephemeral, temporary |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | rational |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | realistic; of sound mind |
| Synonyms: | analytical, balanced, calm, cerebral, circumspect, collected, cool*, deliberate, discerning, discriminating, enlightened, far-sighted, impartial, intellectual, intelligent, judicious, knowing, levelheaded, logical, lucid, normal, objective, perspicacious, prudent, reasonable, reasoning, reflective, sagacious, sane, sensible, sober, sound, stable, synthetic, thinking, thoughtful, together, well-advised, wise, all there, cognitive, deductive, philosophic, ratiocinative |
| Antonyms: | irrational, ridiculous, unrealistic, unreasonable, unsound |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | real |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | genuine in existence |
| Synonyms: | absolute, actual, authentic, bodily, bona fide, certain, concrete, corporal, corporeal, de facto, essential, evident, existing, factual, firm, heartfelt, honest, incarnate, indubitable, intrinsic, irrefutable, legitimate, live, material, original, palpable, perceptible, physical, positive, present, right, rightful, sensible, sincere, solid, sound, stable, substantial, substantive, tangible, true, unaffected, undeniable, undoubted, unfeigned, valid, veritable, embodied, existent, in the flesh |
| Antonyms: | dishonest, fake, false, feigned, imaginary, invalid, untrue |
| Main Entry: | reliable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | trustworthy |
| Synonyms: | candid, careful, certain, conscientious, constant, decent, decisive, definite, dependable, determined, devoted, faithful, firm, good, honest, honorable, impeccable, loyal, okay, positive, predictable, proved, reputable, respectable, responsible, righteous, safe, sincere, solid, sound, stable, staunch, steadfast, steady, sterling, strong, sure, tried, tried-and-true*, true, true-blue*, trusty, unequivocal, unfailing, unimpeachable, upright, veracious, high-principled, incorrupt, there, true-hearted |
| Antonyms: | deceptive, irresponsible, unreliable, untrustworthy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | solvent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | financially sound |
| Synonyms: | firm, fit, solid, stable, able to pay, financially stable, in the pink, out of the red |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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