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static

[stat-ik] / ˈstæt ɪk /
ADJECTIVE
motionless, changeless
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 standing still sticky stopped stuck unchanging unfluctuating unmoving unvarying
Antonyms
STRONGEST
mobile movable moving unfixed unsteady
STRONG
inconstant unstable
WEAK
active changeable continuous variable

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But there’s also a nostalgia for catalogs as self-contained and curated; a static set of choices rather than pages and pages of search results.

From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026

And even as the number of South Koreans who identify as Buddhist has remained static, Buddhism was viewed the most favourably of four belief systems polled in a 2025 "Religion Perception Survey" by Korea Research.

From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026

Our TV critic called the documentary static, slow and sanctimonious when it was released last fall and said watching it is as “numbing as a winter at Fort Ticonderoga.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

At the time, Einstein believed the universe was static.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 19, 2026

I try to look away so she won't think I'm spying on her, but as I do that, the walkie-talkie crackles with static.

From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi