| Main Entry: | stationary |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not moving; fixed |
Synonyms: |
anchored, at a standstill, immobile, inert, moored, motionless, nailed, nailed down, parked, pat, permanent, stable, stagnant, standing, static, stock-still, unmoving |
| Notes: | stationery is paper and office supplies; stationary indicates 'in a fixed position' |
Antonyms: |
mobile, moving, restless, unfixed, unsteady |
| Main Entry: | firm |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | stable, unmoving |
Synonyms: |
anchored, bolted, braced, cemented, closed, durable, embedded, fast, fastened, fixed, immobile, immovable, motionless, mounted, nailed, petrified, riveted, robust, rooted, screwed, secure, secured, set, settled, soldered, solid, sound, spiked, stationary, steady, strong, sturdy, substantial, taut, tenacious, tight, tightened, unfluctuating, unshakable, welded |
Antonyms: |
moving, unsettled, unstable, wavering |
| Main Entry: | idle |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not used; out of action |
Synonyms: |
abandoned, asleep, barren, closed down, dead, deserted, down, dusty, empty, gathering dust, inactive, inert, jobless, laid-off, leisured, mothballed, motionless, on the bench, on the shelf, out of operation, out of work, passive, quiet, redundant, resting, rusty, sleepy, stationary, still, uncultivated, unemployed, unoccupied, untouched, unused, vacant, void, waste, workless |
| Notes: | idle means not in action or at work; idyll means a simple descriptive work, either in poetry or prose, dealing with simple, rustic life - or a lighthearted carefree episode or experience; idyllic means excellent and delightful in all respects |
Antonyms: |
active, busy, employed, productive, used, working |
| Main Entry: | immobile |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | motionless, fixed |
Synonyms: |
anchored, at a standstill, at rest, frozen, immobilized, immotile, immovable, nailed, nailed down, pat, quiescent, rigid, riveted, rooted, stable, stagnant, static, stationary, steadfast, stiff, still, stock-still, stolid, unmovable, unmoving |
Antonyms: |
mobile, movable, moving, unfixed |
| Main Entry: | immovable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fixed, stubborn |
Synonyms: |
adamant, constant, dead set on, dug in, fast, firm, hard-nosed, immobile, immotile, immutable, impassive, inflexible, intransigent, locked in, motionless, obdurate, quiescent, resolute, rooted, secure, set, set in concrete, set in stone, solid, stable, stand pat, stationary, steadfast, stick to guns, stuck, tough nut, unalterable, unchangeable, uncompromising, unmodifiable, unshakable, unwavering, unyielding |
Antonyms: |
mobile, movable, moving, unfixed |
| Main Entry: | motionless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | calm, not moving |
Synonyms: |
apoplectic, at a standstill, at rest, becalmed, dead, deadlocked, deathly, firm, fixed, frozen, halted, immobile, immotile, inanimate, inert, lifeless, numb, palsied, paralyzed, petrified, quiescent, quiet, spellbound, stable, stagnant, stalled, standing, static, stationary, steadfast, still, stock-still, torpid, transfixed, unmovable, unmoved, unmoving |
Antonyms: |
active, busy, lively, mobile, moving |
| Main Entry: | sedentary |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | motionless, lazy |
Synonyms: |
desk, desk-bound, idle, inactive, seated, settled, sitting, sluggish, stationary, torpid |
Antonyms: |
activated, active, energetic, mobile, moving |
| Main Entry: | stable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | constant, fixed; resistant |
Synonyms: |
abiding, anchored, balanced, brick-wall, calm, deep-rooted, durable, enduring, equable, established, even, fast, firm, immutable, invariable, lasting, nailed, perdurable, permanent, poised, reliable, resolute, safe, secure, set, set in stone, solid, solid as a rock, sound, stabile, stalwart, stationary, staunch, staying put, steadfast, steady, stout, strong, sturdy, substantial, sure, together, tough, unalterable, unchangeable, unfluctuating, uniform, unvarying, unwavering, well-built, well-founded |
Antonyms: |
inconstant, shaky, unfixed, unstable, wobbly |
| Main Entry: | stagnant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | motionless, dirty |
Synonyms: |
brackish, dead, dormant, filthy, foul, idle, immobile, inactive, inert, lifeless, listless, passive, putrid, quiet, sluggish, stale, standing, static, stationary, still, unmoving |
Antonyms: |
moving |
| Main Entry: | static |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | motionless, changeless |
Synonyms: |
at a standstill, constant, deadlocked, fixed, format, gridlocked, immobile, immovable, inactive, inert, latent, passive, rigid, stabile, stable, stagnant, stalled, standing still, stationary, sticky, still, stopped, stuck, unchanging, unfluctuating, unmoving, unvarying |
Antonyms: |
active, changeable, continuous, mobile, moving, variable |