stabilizes
Keeps from wobbling
Stabilizes means makes or becomes stable—steady, balanced, or resistant to change.
A patient's condition stabilizes when it stops worsening.
Governments stabilize currencies; engineers stabilize structures; medications stabilize moods.
The word implies bringing something from flux into equilibrium: The economy finally stabilized after months of volatility.
Device providing structural stability
- buttressArchitectural wall reinforcement
- scaffoldTemporary elevated work structure
- anchorSecures ships to seabed
- reinforceAdd strength to something
shore · strut · girder · truss · pillar · foundation · underpinning · framework
Steadiness or amount owed
- homeostasisBiological internal stability maintenance
- steady-stateCondition of constant balance
- equilibrationReaching a balanced state
- counterbalanceOffsetting force or weight
regulate · normalize · calibrate · equalize · level · center · adjust · harmonize
Strengthen or buttress
- fortifyMake stronger against threat
- consolidateUnite separate things
- solidifyMake or become hard
- strengthenMake more robust
cement · reinforce · firm · harden · toughen · stiffen · temper · anneal
Disperse one liquid throughout another
- suspendHalt or hang temporarily
- homogenizeMake uniformly consistent
- thickenIncrease in viscosity
- gelWobbly semi-solid substance
coagulate · bind · preserve · buffer · neutralize · chelate · polymerize · cross-link
Venue for trade
- currencyMedium of exchange
- pricesAmounts charged for goods
- inflationSustained price level increase
- economySystem of trade and production
portfolio · volatility · hedge · diversify · underwrite · securitize · guarantee · peg
Able to wait calmly
- conditionState or stipulation
- glucosePrimary cellular fuel
- medicationTherapeutic substance for illness
- dosageMeasured medicine amount
serum · electrolytes · spine · fracture · splint · immobilize · triage
brace
Device providing structural stability
- buttressArchitectural wall reinforcement
- scaffoldTemporary elevated work structure
- anchorSecures ships to seabed
reinforce · shore · strut · girder · truss · pillar · foundation · underpinning · framework · support
balance
Steadiness or amount owed
- homeostasisBiological internal stability maintenance
- steady-stateCondition of constant balance
- equilibrationReaching a balanced state
counterbalance · regulate · normalize · calibrate · equalize · level · center · adjust · harmonize · modulate
bolster
Strengthen or buttress
- fortifyMake stronger against threat
- consolidateUnite separate things
- solidifyMake or become hard
strengthen · cement · reinforce · firm · harden · toughen · stiffen · temper · anneal · cure
fasten
Fix securely in position
bind · immobilize · lock · fix · mount · tether · pin · bolt · rivet · weld
emulsify
Disperse one liquid throughout another
- suspendHalt or hang temporarily
- homogenizeMake uniformly consistent
- thickenIncrease in viscosity
gel · coagulate · bind · preserve · buffer · neutralize · chelate · polymerize · cross-link · cure
market
Venue for trade
economy · portfolio · volatility · hedge · diversify · underwrite · securitize · guarantee · peg · floor
patient
Able to wait calmly
- conditionState or stipulation
- glucosePrimary cellular fuel
- medicationTherapeutic substance for illness
dosage · serum · electrolytes · spine · fracture · splint · immobilize · triage
- settling downmarriage, marries, homeownership, buying a house, starting a family
stabilizesfluctuates
Varies irregularly over time
oscillates · wavers · seesaws · varies · teeters
stabilizesdestabilizes
Undermines steadiness or equilibrium
undermines · unsettles · disrupts · topples · unbalances
- mood stabilizerDrug regulating emotional fluctuations
- rent stabilizationLaws limiting lease increases
- image stabilizationTechnology preventing motion blur
- image stabilizerReduces camera shake blur
- spin stabilizationRotation-induced orientation maintenance
- camera stabilizerShake-reducing filming equipment
stabilize, stabilizer, stabilizing, destabilize, stabilized, stabilization, stabilizers, destabilizing, destabilized