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- pronunciation:
- steI
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- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
stabler, stablest |
| definition 1: |
When something is stable, it is firm or steady in position. It will not shake or move easily.
When my dad went up to the roof, my mom held the ladder stable.The table is not stable because one of its legs is too short.- synonyms:
- fast, firm, fixed, secure, steady, sturdy
- antonyms:
- shaky, unsteady
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| definition 2: |
When something is stable, it doesn't change much as time goes by.
First there was a revolution in that country, and then the government's leaders changed many times, but now the government is stable.The patient's condition was getting better, then getting worse again, but now it is stable.- synonyms:
- fixed, lasting
- similar words:
- durable, regular, secure, solid, steady
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| related words: |
sure, tight |
| derivation: |
stably (adv.) |
The word stable
contains the following part:
sta, stas, stat, stant, -stance
Latin and Greek
root
that means stand, standing, stabilize
  Example words:
circumstance, constant, ecstasy, establish, obstacle, stable, static, station, stationary, statue, status, substance
- synonyms:
- sist
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