standing still

ADJECTIVE

static

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fixed immobile immovable passive stagnant stationary

STRONG

constant format stabile stable still

WEAK

at a standstill deadlocked gridlocked inactive inert latent rigid stalled sticky stopped stuck unchanging unfluctuating unmoving unvarying

Antonyms

STRONGEST

mobile movable moving unfixed unsteady

STRONG

inconstant unstable

WEAK

active changeable continuous variable

Example Sentences

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"So, we're going to look to strengthen because we know that teams around us are going to get better. If you're not trying to continually evolve and improve, you're standing still."

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Alphabet stock is nearing a $5 trillion market cap—and the Google parent hasn’t gotten there just by standing still.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

And it felt like time was standing still, even though you would think that there would be a sense that we were rushing.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

Nonetheless, he noted that FactSet isn’t standing still when it comes to AI, and he’s “optimistic about the firm’s opportunity to gain market share in wealth… and leverage AI” within its own offerings.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 2, 2025

He peeked his head back in a few seconds later and saw me standing still.

From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green

standing still

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