remaining in place or at rest; motionless; stationary.
to stand still.
free from sound or noise, as a place or persons; silent.
to keep still about a matter.
subdued or low in sound; hushed.
a still, small voice.
free from turbulence or commotion; peaceful; tranquil; calm.
the still air.
without waves or perceptible current; not flowing, as water.
not effervescent or sparkling, as wine.
Photography. noting, pertaining to, or used for making single photographs, as opposed to a motion picture.
at this or that time; as previously.
Are you still here?
up to this or that time; as yet.
A day before departure we were still lacking an itinerary.
in the future as in the past.
Objections will still be made.
even; in addition; yet (used to emphasize a comparative).
still more complaints; still greater riches.
even then; yet; nevertheless.
to be rich and still crave more.
without sound or movement; quietly.
Sit still!
at or to a greater distance or degree.
Archaic. steadily; constantly; always.
a distilling apparatus, consisting of a vessel in which a liquid is heated and vaporized and a cooling device or coil for condensing the vapor.
a distillery.
Andrew Taylor, 1828–1917, U.S. founder of osteopathy.
William Grant, 1895–1978, U.S. composer.
(usually predicative) motionless; stationary
undisturbed or tranquil; silent and calm
not sparkling or effervescent
a still wine
gentle or quiet; subdued
obsolete (of a child) dead at birth
continuing now or in the future as in the past
do you still love me?
up to this or that time; yet
I still don't know your name
(often used with a comparative) even or yet
still more insults
quiet or without movement
sit still
poetic always
poetic silence or tranquillity
the still of the night
a still photograph, esp of a scene from a motion-picture film
( as modifier )
a still camera
to make or become still, quiet, or calm
(tr) to allay or relieve
her fears were stilled
an apparatus for carrying out distillation, consisting of a vessel in which a mixture is heated, a condenser to turn the vapour back to liquid, and a receiver to hold the distilled liquid, used esp in the manufacture of spirits
a place where spirits are made; distillery
What are other ways to say still?
The conjunction still means “and yet” or “but yet.” Do you know when to use still versus but, nevertheless, however, and yet? Find out on Thesaurus.com.
Still, quiet, hushed, noiseless, silent indicate the absence of noise and of excitement or activity accompanied by sound. Still indicates the absence of sound or movement: The house was still. Quiet implies relative freedom from noise, activity, or excitement: a quiet engine; a quiet vacation. Hushed implies the suppression of sound or noise: a hushed whisper. Noiseless and silent characterize that which does not reveal its presence or movement by any sound: a noiseless footstep; silent dissent.
First recorded before 900; Middle English adjective and adverb still(e), Old English stille; Middle English noun stille “calm (after a storm),” derivative of the adjective; Middle English verb stillen, stil(le) “to be, fall, or remain silent,” Old English stillan; conjunction derivative of the adverb; akin to German still (adjective), stille (adverb), stillen (verb), Dutch stil (adjective and adverb), stillen (verb); see stall 1
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English verb stillen, variant of distillen to distill
If something is quiet and calm, it's still. After the noise of the city, it's peaceful to go camping in the woods where everything is still. Things that are tranquil are still, like the calm surface of a lake or a sleeping baby. If you stand still, you freeze in place. Another meaning of still is an individual shot from a movie, an unmoving snapshot of a single scene. When still is an adverb, it means even now, like when you say you still love an old song or you still remember the kindness of your kindergarten teacher.
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At SSA and IRS, his challenges include modernizing the systems that power the nation’s biggest benefit agency and tax collection authority, both of which still rely on technology that is more than 20 years old.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Key plans to transform the military with drones, and uncrewed warships and aircraft are still not fully funded.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
While Tesla is still far away from hitting its targets, the company has made progress since it rolled out its service in June 2025 in its hometown of Austin, Texas.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
Now he must convince Americans the stats can still be trusted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Although she passed away, to this day, when I smell jasmine, a part of me still expects her to be somewhere nearby.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
Still, trunk lines appear to be in better condition than the utility’s mainlines.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
Still, the company hasn’t given up on the capital.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Still, the majority of the homicide spike took place before June 2020, when protests over Floyd’s death spread nationwide.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
Still, the findings provide scientists with something that has been difficult to identify: a possible biological explanation for coffee's long-standing association with better health and longevity.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 19, 2026
Still, the brothers drummed up enough interest to take their toes on the road, spreading their theory in a multicity speaking tour.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
“There was sort of a nervous energy underneath it, bubbling away, even in the stiller moments,” Hemsworth says.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 14, 2022
She’s never sounded deeper or stiller than she does on this tidy parcel of separation songs, singing about disappointment and heartbreak with mysterious composure and anodyne sweetness.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 7, 2021
During the 1877 close approach, he left his normal observing spot in his garden near London and traveled to Madeira, Portugal, where the overhead air is stiller and affords sharper views of the faraway planet.
From National Geographic ● Feb. 12, 2021
Today, the road all runners come, Shoulder-high we bring you home, And set you at your threshold down, Townsman of a stiller town.
From New York Times ● Sep. 25, 2016
After a minute, when I was just about to give up, I heard the brook reply, sadder and stiller than I’d ever heard it before, “It’s not over yet.”
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
"I'm excited for everyone to see the fruits of their labour, and meet me at my stillest."
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2025
One solution being considered is to build enough extra wind turbines to get a grid through even the stillest winters, and then to use them for most of the year to make hydrogen.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 23, 2022
Buildings—the slowest and stillest of all media—are not.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 6, 2019
The stillest person on set is cinematographer Natasha Braier, a slight, intense figure, originally from Buenos Aires.
From The Guardian ● May 12, 2016
In the stillest hour of the night, the children finally slept, their thin chests barely rising and falling.
From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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