Synonyms of status quo

status quo

noun

-ˈkwō 

as in normality

the state or fact of being the way things usually are

civic leaders who are afraid to do anything that might change the town's status quo

Synonyms & Similar Words

• normality
• normalcy
• currency
• prevalence
• routine
• groove
• peace
• rut
• harmony
• conventionality
• orderliness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• abnormality
• irregularity
• unusualness
• disruption
• uncommonness
• disturbance
• disruptiveness
• disorderliness
• deviance
• anomalousness
• unconventionality
• extraordinariness
• exceptionalness
• remarkableness
• noteworthiness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of status quo

On their own, these results would indicate a climate in which voters seem largely hesitant to change the tax status quo in one way or another. — Paxton Honerkamp, CNBC, 21 July 2026

Ocasio-Cortez never named Stevens, but implicitly criticized her as a status quo candidate. — Clara Hendrickson, Freep.com, 19 July 2026

None of this requires defending a status quo that overprescribes, or dismissing legitimate science about metabolism and environment. — Sunny Patel, STAT, 17 July 2026

Those who claim the legal status quo for crypto is just fine have not listened to what businesses large and small are actually saying. — Patrick McHenry, Fortune, 16 July 2026