Synonyms of stasis

stasis

noun

ˈstā-səs 

as in equilibrium

a condition in which opposing forces are equal to one another

for the time being, the populations of the national park's predators and prey remain in stasis

Synonyms & Similar Words

• equilibrium
• equilibration
• balance
• poise
• equipoise
• counterpoise
• stability
• steadiness
• counterbalance
• offset
• security
• firmness
• fixedness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• imbalance
• disequilibrium
• unbalance
• nonequilibrium
• instability
• fluctuation
• volatility
• insecurity
• mutability
• precariousness
• unsteadiness
• changeability
• inconstancy
• disequilibration
• shakiness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of stasis

Their disaffection can create a culture of hopelessness and emotional stasis that lasts well past any economic recovery. — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2026

But there’s another kind of grief, too, which is not about change at all, but about stasis—or at least about accepting, or failing to accept, the inevitable. — Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2026

Even the films that aren’t explicitly about the next generation often have a stasis-like quality to them, refusing to take risks or stray from the original films in any daring way, that feels apiece with where modern franchise filmmaking is in 2026. — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2026

Sometimes his approach is so left-of-center that whole lines feel arrhythmic, but there’s a sedative allure in the way his sweet melodies find stasis in the chaos. — Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 31 July 2026