stabilising
Preventing further wobble
Stabilising is the British spelling of stabilizing—making something stable, steady, or less likely to change or collapse.
You stabilise a patient whose condition was deteriorating, a currency experiencing volatility, or a wobbly table leg: The medication is stabilising her blood pressure.
A stabilising influence keeps things calm and predictable.
State of balance
- counterweightBalancing mass in machinery
- ballastShip stability material
- levelingMaking flat or equal
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
centering · homeostasis · gyroscope · adjustment · alignment · equalization · compensation · neutralization
Inducing a settled state
- soothingReducing distress or discomfort
- groundingConnecting to earth
- reassuringRestoring calm or confidence
- settlingReaching resolution or rest
composing · centering · steadying · regulating · moderating · tranquilising · tempering · mellowing
Fastening with pins
- interventionPurposeful involvement to change course
- indexingSystematic organization for retrieval
- subsidisingPartially covering another's costs
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
bailout · stimulus · buffering · hedging · diversifying · smoothing · austerity · benchmarking
Combines immiscible liquids
- preservativeAgent preventing spoilage
- thickenerSubstance adding viscosity
- gellingBecoming solid or unified
- bindingLegally or morally required
pectin · lecithin · xanthan · agar · gelatin · additives · coagulant · surfactant
Increasing power or solidity
- bolsteringStrengthening or supporting
- consolidatingCombining dispersed elements
- fortifyingMaking stronger or sturdier
- buttressingSupporting from the side
underpinning · shoring · bracing · supporting · anchoring · securing · firming · solidifying
equilibrium
State of balance
- counterweightBalancing mass in machinery
- ballastShip stability material
- levelingMaking flat or equal
calibration · centering · homeostasis · gyroscope · adjustment · alignment · equalization · compensation · neutralization · trimming
calming
Inducing a settled state
- soothingReducing distress or discomfort
- groundingConnecting to earth
- reassuringRestoring calm or confidence
settling · composing · centering · steadying · regulating · moderating · tranquilising · tempering · mellowing · pacifying
pegging
Fastening with pins
- interventionPurposeful involvement to change course
- indexingSystematic organization for retrieval
- subsidisingPartially covering another's costs
regulation · bailout · stimulus · buffering · hedging · diversifying · smoothing · austerity · benchmarking
emulsifier
Combines immiscible liquids
- preservativeAgent preventing spoilage
- thickenerSubstance adding viscosity
- gellingBecoming solid or unified
binding · pectin · lecithin · xanthan · agar · gelatin · additives · coagulant · surfactant · antioxidant
strengthening
Increasing power or solidity
- bolsteringStrengthening or supporting
- consolidatingCombining dispersed elements
- fortifyingMaking stronger or sturdier
buttressing · underpinning · shoring · bracing · supporting · anchoring · securing · firming · solidifying · cementing
- stabilizersgimbal, tripod, ballast, counterbalance, camera stabilizer
stabilisingdestabilising
Causing loss of equilibrium
destabilizing · destabilise · destabilize · unbalancing · unsettling
stabilisingagitating
Disturbing or stirring up
disrupting · disturbing · shaking · rocking · rattling
stabilisingfluctuating
Shifting irregularly over time
oscillating · wobbling · shaking · rocking · swaying
stable, stability, unstable, stabilize, instability, stabilizing, destabilize, stabilized, stabilizes