Definition of status quo
:the existing state of affairs
- seeks to preserve the status quo
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He is content with the status quo and does not like change.
civic leaders who are afraid to do anything that might change the town's status quo
Origin and Etymology of status quo
status quo Synonyms
Synonyms
normalcy, normalityAntonyms
abnormalityRelated Words
groove, routine, rut; currency, prevalence; conventionality; harmony, orderliness, peaceNear Antonyms
irregularity, uncommonness, unusualness; disorderliness, disruptiveness; disruption, disturbance; anomalousness, deviance; exceptionalness, extraordinariness, noteworthiness, remarkableness; unconventionalitySTATUS QUO Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of status quo for English Language Learners
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: the current situation : the way things are now
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status quo
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legal Definition of status quo
:the existing state of affairs;
specifically
:the last actual and uncontested state of affairs that preceded a controversy and that is to be preserved by preliminary injunction — compare status quo ante
Origin and Etymology of status quo
Latin, state in which
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