stable
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- firm, constant, established, fast, fixed, immovable, lasting, permanent, secure, sound, strong
- steady, reliable, staunch, steadfast, sure

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Antonyms: instable, unstable
Contrasted words: wobbling, wobbly, insecure, shaky, unsound, weak
Related Idioms: as firm as (the rock of) Gibraltar, solid as a rock
Related Words: balanced, poised, fixed, set, solid, sound, steadfast, constant, steady, safe, secure, resolute, staunch, strong, sturdy, unassailable, unshakable

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I. sta‧ble¹ W3 AC /ˈsteɪbəl/ adjective
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: estable, from Latin stabilis, from stare 'to stand']

1. steady and not likely to move or change Antonym : unstable ⇒ stability:
A wide base will make the structure much more stable.
in a stable condition British English in stable condition American English:
He is said to be in a stable condition in hospital.
Children like a stable environment.

2. calm, reasonable, and not easy to upset Antonym : unstable ⇒ stability:
He was clearly not a very stable person.

3. technical a stable substance tends to stay in the same chemical or atomic state Antonym : unstable
—stably adverb

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II. stable² noun [countable]
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: estable, from Latin stabulum, from stare; ⇒ stable¹]

1. a building where horses are kept

2. stables [plural] a place where horses are kept and that often gives riding lessons

3. a group of racing horses that has one owner or trainer

4. a group of people working for the same company or with the same trainer:
actors from the same Hollywood stable

5. shut/close the stable door after the horse has bolted British English to try to prevent something when it is too late and harm has already been done

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III. stable³ verb [transitive]
to put or keep a horse in a stable

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stable
adj.
I. not likely to move
VERBS be, feel, look, seem | make sth | keep sth Put a book under the table to keep it stable.
ADV. extremely, very | perfectly, quite Don't worry?it's perfectly stable!
fairly, pretty | enough, sufficiently The unit is stable enough on level ground.

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stable
II. not likely to change suddenly
VERBS be, look, seem | become | remain | keep sth attempts to keep prices stable
ADV. extremely, highly, remarkably, very | completely, perfectly Animals rarely live in completely stable environments.
broadly, comparatively, fairly, more or less, quite, reasonably, relatively, roughly | enough, sufficiently He was not emotionally stable enough to think through his decision.
apparently | emotionally, financially, politically

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