Synonyms for status quo
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : kwoh |
| Phonetic Transcription : kwoÊŠ |
Top 10 synonyms for status quo
Définition of status quo
Origin :- 1833, from Latin status quo "the state in which," hence "existing state of affairs." Also status quo ante "the state in which before, state of affairs previous" (1877).
- noun current situation
- But damn it, you had to preserve the status quo, for your own survival if nothing else.
- Extract from : « Security » by Poul William Anderson
- "Strict maintenance of the status quo," Hilton explained, flatly.
- Extract from : « Masters of Space » by Edward Elmer Smith
- The people were either anti-friar or conformists to the status quo.
- Extract from : « The Philippine Islands » by John Foreman
- They are apt to be conventional, legalistic, and maintainers of the status quo.
- Extract from : « Herein is Love » by Reuel L. Howe
- The status quo is what we desire, peace is what the world wants.
- Extract from : « Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo » by E. Phillips Oppenheim
- "Well, we're back to the status quo," announced Brandon, calmly.
- Extract from : « Spacehounds of IPC » by Edward Elmer Smith
- In other words, Gloria thought, the status quo has to be kept.
- Extract from : « Hex » by Laurence Mark Janifer (AKA Larry M. Harris)
- To restore balance was to maintain the status quo of physical reality.
- Extract from : « Eight Keys to Eden » by Mark Irvin Clifton
- As compared with the status quo the Dutch were slightly the gainers.
- Extract from : « The Political History of England - Vol XI » by George Brodrick
- For the present they, with the rest of Europe were maintaining the status quo.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume I (of 8) » by Various
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