STATUS QUO Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

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

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Recent Examples of status quo The state's top prosecutor is the front line in the blue-state resistance, joining efforts from the governor and state lawmakers to protect the state's status quo from power-holding Republicans in the nation's capital. —

John Frank, Axios, 28 Jan. 2025 Some business groups — like the Colorado and Denver metro chambers of commerce — have pointed to their opposition to past anti-union ballot measures as evidence of their commitment to the Labor Peace Act’s status quo. —

Judith Kohler, The Denver Post, 26 Jan. 2025 But several weeks later, McLaurin has maintained status quo. —

Sam Fortier The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 23 Jan. 2025 Voters have given Trump and his allies an opportunity to disrupt Washington’s status quo. —

Jack Butler, National Review, 19 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for status quo