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

Unfortunately, many in the media, government union bosses and some in Congress are fighting to keep in place the broken status quo. —Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 1 Apr. 2025

As technology continues to evolve at breakneck speed, the ability to adapt, experiment, and lead by example will be what separates tomorrow’s winners from today’s status quo. Follow me on Twitter or LinkedIn. —Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025

Whatever one’s view of the policies themselves, Trump’s total upending of the global status quo has sewn fear and uncertainty among America’s friends, exacerbated market volatility and normalized economic aggression. —Nic Robertson, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2025

President Trump continues to assail the once-unassailable status quo on civil rights. —The Editors, National Review, 25 Apr. 2025