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staying put

ADJECTIVE

stable

Synonyms

STRONGEST

balanced calm durable fast lasting permanent reliable safe secure solid steady strong substantial

STRONG

abiding anchored enduring established even firm invariable nailed poised set sound stabile stalwart staunch stout tough uniform

WEAK

brick-wall deep-rooted equable immutable perdurable resolute set in stone solid as a rock stationary steadfast sturdy sure together unalterable unchangeable unfluctuating unvarying unwavering well-built well-founded

Antonyms

STRONGEST

broken ephemeral imbalanced impermanent insecure intermittent loose soft temporary undependable unfixed unprotected unreliable unsafe unstable untrustworthy vulnerable weak

STRONG

changeable changing different flexible indefinite irresolute unsound

WEAK

inconstant shaky wobbly

Example Sentences

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Perhaps we’ve become so comfortable here in this flawed dwelling that any alternative is more frightening than staying put.

From Salon • May 30, 2026

Its outflows came from a relatively few large accounts, with most individual investors staying put.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

A recruiting firm told the Richmond Fed that in an unpredictable economy, more workers are staying put at their current jobs rather than seeking new opportunities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

“Does it mean never working again, or just not full time? Does it mean travel, or staying put somewhere cheap? Those answers matter more than any rule of thumb,” HernandezAriano said.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 30, 2026

Put another way, technology was evolving by the day, but the human brain was more or less staying put.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

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