stable
/ˈsteɪ.bəl/noun, verb, adjective2 syllables
Stable means: resistant to change of position or condition.
Synonyms for stable17
noun, as in a farm building for housing horses or other livestock
adjective, as in resistant to change of position or condition
adjective, as in showing little if any change
adjective, as in firm and dependable; subject to little fluctuation
adjective, as in not taking part readily in chemical change
adjective, as in maintaining equilibrium
Opposites of stable
What does stable mean?7
adjective
resistant to change of position or condition“a stable ladder”
showing little if any change“a static population”
firm and dependable; subject to little fluctuation“the economy is stable”
not taking part readily in chemical change
maintaining equilibrium
noun
a farm building for housing horses or other livestock
verb
shelter in a stable“stable horses”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with stable?12
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Stable in a sentence
- Any brute can destroy a stable, but it takes a carpenter to build one.DJ_Saidez
- Any donkey can destroy a stable, but you need a carpenter to build it.espamatics
- A prosperous country always needs a stable, capable government.Luornu
- Don't trust a boss who laughs or stable weather, because both change easily.carlosalberto
- Don't use the chair as a climbing frame, it's not stable.Amastan
- In this region, the internet connection is not stable, because there are tall mountains.Ioan_Cristian
- He is a man of strong, stable and trustworthy character.eastasiastudent
- Put the horses into the stable, and interrupt us no more with your absurdities.Hybrid
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Forms of stable
as a noun
- plural
- stables
as a verb
- past tense
- stabled
- present participle
- stabling
- third-person singular
- stables
- past participle
- stabled
as a adjective
- comparative
- stabler
- superlative
- stablest