Antonyms of verb destabilize

2 senses of destabilize

Sense 1
destabilize, destabilise -- (become unstable; "The economy destabilized rapidly")
       Antonym of stabilize (Sense 3)
      => stabilize, stabilise -- (become stable or more stable; "The economy stabilized")

Sense 2
destabilize, destabilise -- (make unstable; "Terrorism destabilized the government")
       Antonym of stabilize (Sense 1)
      => stabilize, stabilise -- (make stable and keep from fluctuating or put into an equilibrium; "The drug stabilized her blood pressure"; "stabilize prices")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb destabilize

2 senses of destabilize

Sense 1
destabilize, destabilise -- (become unstable; "The economy destabilized rapidly")
       => change -- (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night")

Sense 2
destabilize, destabilise -- (make unstable; "Terrorism destabilized the government")
       => change, alter, modify -- (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue")

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