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stationary

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of stationary

1 fixed in a place or position

  • a stationary bicycle is good for exercise, but you wonʼt enjoy the scenery very much
Synonyms of stationary

immobile, nonmoving, standing, static
Words Related to stationary

immotile, immovable, irremovable, nonmotile, unmovable

frozen, motionless, moveless, stagnant, still

stuck, unbudging, wedged

fast, rooted, steadfast
Phrases Synonymous with stationary

in place
Near Antonyms of stationary

motile

adjustable, flexible, modular

displaceable, portable, removable (also removeable), transferable (also transferrable), transportable

unbalanced, unstable, unsteady
Antonyms of stationary

mobile, movable (or moveable), moving, nonstationary

2 not undergoing a change in condition

  • auction prices for that artistʼs works have been stationary for some time
Synonyms of stationary

changeless, constant, stable, steady, unchanging, unvarying
Words Related to stationary

fast, fixed, hard-and-fast, immutable, inflexible, invariable, unalterable, unchangeable

established, set, settled

ceaseless, continuing, durable, enduring, lasting, permanent
Phrases Synonymous with stationary

on an even keel (also on even keel)
Near Antonyms of stationary

adaptable, alterable, changeable, flexible, mutable, variable

ephemeral, evanescent, fleeting, momentary, transient, transitory

kaleidoscopic, phantasmagoric (or phantasmagorical)
Antonyms of stationary

capricious, changeful, changing, fickle, fluctuating, fluid, inconstant, mercurial, skittish, uncertain, unpredictable, unsettled, unstable, unsteady, varying, volatile

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