static

Staying the same instead of changing or developing.

• Prices have remained static.
• The town's population was static for years.
• This is a static website with no changing content.

Similar words: unchanging, fixed, constant

Opposites: changing, dynamic

Common phrases: remain static, static prices, static website

Staying in one position without moving.

• The camera stays static throughout the scene.
• Hold your legs in a static position.
• The aircraft are part of a static display.

Similar words: stationary, motionless, still

Opposites: moving

Common phrases: static position, static display, static stretch

Unwanted crackling sounds on a radio or dots on a television picture caused by a disturbed signal.

• I could hear only static.
• The radio hissed with static during the storm.
• Static covered the television picture.

Similar words: interference, noise

Common phrases: radio static, burst of static, static on television

Complaints or opposition from people that make something harder to do.

• I got some static from my boss.
• They gave us static about the cost.
• She faced plenty of static when she proposed the change.

How to use it: get static from someone (We got static from management about the new schedule.); give someone static about something (My boss gave me static about taking Friday off.)

Similar words: opposition, resistance, complaints

Opposites: support

Common phrases: get static, give someone static, static from someone