Synonyms for stationary
- adjective
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Motionless — not moving
motionless, still, unmoving, immobile, standing, stock-still, quiescent, sedentary, unmoved, torpid, inactive, impassive, stagnant
2. Static — unchanging
static, stable, changeless, permanent, constant, unchanging, unvarying, immutable, perpetual, unalterable
Definitions
- adj. 1
Not moving.
The train remained stationary for a few moments, before lurching forward along the track.
- adj. 2
Incapable of being moved.
- adj. 3
Unchanging.
Related words
- Word family
- stationariness stationery
- Phrases
- stationary wave stationary bike stationary bicycle
- Is a kind of
- inactive movable
Example sentences
- motionless Stefan shut his eyes and just lied there motionless.
- immobile The car stopped completely immobile.
- static House prices have remained static for several months.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| stationary | falling | |
| motionless | rising | |
| immobile | rising | |
| unmoving | rising | |
| static | steady | |
| immovable | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- still1, fixed1, rigid2, inert2
- 6 letters
- stable2, static2, torpid2
- 7 letters
- unmoved2
- 8 letters
- standing2, constant2, inactive3, stagnant2, lifeless2, immobile3, unmoving, immotile3
- 9 letters
- permanent3, perpetual4, sedentary4, steadfast2, inanimate4, immutable4, immovable4, quiescent3, impassive3, unmovable, unvarying
- 10 letters
- motionless3, unchanging3, changeless, unmoveable
- 11 letters
- unalterable5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (rigid2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- stationnaire
- Italiano
- stazionario