Synonyms for static
- adjective
- noun
Most common
unmoving fixed stationary immobile unchanging stable motionless
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Unmoving — immobile; fixed in place; having no motion
unmoving, fixed, stationary, immobile, lifeless, inert, rigid, unmovable, immovable, stuck, dull, languid, unmoveable, immotile
2. Unchanging — unchanging; that cannot or does not change
unchanging, stable, constant, changeless, unchangeable, unvarying, unaltering, nonchanging
3. Motionless
Other
Noun
1. Snow — interference on a broadcast signal caused by atmospheric disturbances; heard as crackles on radio, or seen as…
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Unchanging; that cannot or does not change.
- adj. 2
Immobile; fixed in place; having no motion.
- adj. 3
Making no progress; stalled, without movement or advancement.
- n. 1
Interference on a broadcast signal caused by atmospheric disturbances; heard as crackles on radio, or seen as random specks on television.
Near-synonyms: shash, snow
Related words
- Word family
- staticity stasis
- Phrases
- static water static scope static scoping static binding static dispatch
Forms
- Plural
- statics → snows, shashes, flaks…
Example sentences
- fixed The date and place of the meeting have been fixed.
- stationary The albatross appeared to be stationary in the air.
- immobile The car stopped completely immobile.
- stable The current political situation isn't very stable.
- unchanging The stars remain, unchanging and eternal.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| static | steady | |
| fixed | steady | |
| stationary | falling | |
| immobile | rising | |
| unmoving | rising | |
| stable | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- snow1, dull1, flak1
- 5 letters
- still1, fixed1, stuck1, rigid2, inert2, shash
- 6 letters
- stable2
- 7 letters
- languid2
- 8 letters
- constant2, inactive3, lifeless2, immobile3, unmoving, immotile3
- 9 letters
- immovable4, unmovable, unvarying
- 10 letters
- stationary4, motionless3, unchanging3, changeless, unmoveable, unaltering
- 11 letters
- nonchanging
- 12 letters
- unchangeable, atmospherics4
- 13 letters
- electrostatic5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (rigid2 = 2 syllables).