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

Even more than the federal government, college sports for years has spent with reckless abandon, relying on outdated business models and ignoring efficiency in favor of the wasteful status quo. —Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2025

But since 2007, a status quo has set in that favors Morocco. —Hannah Rae Armstrong, Foreign Affairs, 4 Mar. 2025

Many organizations earnestly sought meaningful change in the DEI construct but underestimated the calcified nature of (and ultimately familiarity and comfort with) status quo. —Heather V. MacArthur, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025

At any rate, One Fair Wage President Saru Jayaraman says the piecemeal status quo is unfair and unsustainable. —Maya Huter, NBC News, 1 Mar. 2025