stationary

Meaning

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Not moving.
2. (not-comparable) Incapable of being moved.
3. (not-comparable) Unchanging.

Noun

1. (obsolete, rare) One who, or that which, is stationary, such as a planet when apparently it has neither progressive nor retrograde motion.
2. (alt-of, misspelling) Misspelling of stationery.

Opposite of

in motion, moving, on the move, stationary, mobile, moveable, immobile, changing, mutable, variable, changeless

Synonyms

fixed

motionless

still

immovable

stable

immobile

static

permanent

steady

firm

unmoving

constant

standing

stagnant

regular

inactive

run-down

sedentary

self-centered

set

settled

smooth

stabile

stabilizing

stanch

standstill

stator

staunch

stay

steadfast

stockstill

unfaltering

nonmotile

fixed to one spot

akinetic

sta

non-rotatable

non-removable

wired-in

non-active

standard

static-

abiding

button-down

consistent

equable

established

even

gentle

hard

Translations

stationnaire

stazionario

estacionário

estacionario

durağan

στάσιμος

sabit

feststehend

σταθερός

ακίνητος

estacionari

parado

fijo

ortsfest

ثابت

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsteɪʃ(ə)n(ə)ɹi/

Etymology

From Latin stationarius, from statio, ultimately from stō (“to stand”). Doublet of stationer.