Synonyms of status quo

status quo

noun

-ˈkwō 

as in normality

the state or fact of being the way things usually are

civic leaders who are afraid to do anything that might change the town's status quo

Synonyms & Similar Words

• normality
• normalcy
• currency
• prevalence
• routine
• groove
• peace
• rut
• harmony
• conventionality
• orderliness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• abnormality
• irregularity
• unusualness
• disruption
• uncommonness
• disturbance
• disruptiveness
• disorderliness
• deviance
• anomalousness
• unconventionality
• extraordinariness
• exceptionalness
• remarkableness
• noteworthiness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of status quo

There isn't enough time to establish a stable new status quo, much less let fans get to know the new people in his life. —Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025

Instead, he has been banned from politics for a decade, and Move Forward was forced to disband by a court determined to defend many aspects of the political status quo. —Jeffrey Wasserstrom, NPR, 8 Mar. 2025

More stock market news: Stock market turns green after the open as jobs report keeps Fed at status quo Nasdaq joins rival exchanges like Cboe Global Markets CBOE.Z and Intercontinental Exchange ICE.N, the operator of the New York Stock Exchange, in planning extended trading hours. —Manya Saini, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2025

The umbrella creates a status quo that gives ISIS more room to operate and is tantamount to a forever war. —Robert S. Ford, Foreign Affairs, 5 Mar. 2025