Stagnant synonyms

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dead
(Not comparable) No longer living.
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putrid
Of extremely poor quality; atrocious or contemptible:
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dormant
Being in a condition of biological rest or inactivity characterized by cessation of growth or development and the suspension of many metabolic processes:
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inactive
Not affecting the plane of polarized light: said of some isomers of certain optically active crystalline substances
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foul
(--- Baseball) Outside the foul lines:
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filthy
Obscene or offensive:
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passive
(Electronics) Exhibiting no gain or contributing no energy:
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idle (related)
Not engaged in any occupation or employment; unemployed; inactive; doing nothing.
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dirty (related)
Obscene or indecent:
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listless (related)
Having no interest in what is going on about one, as a result of illness, weariness, dejection, etc.; spiritless; languid
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dull
Arousing little interest; lacking liveliness; boring:
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inert
Having or exhibiting little or no activity, esp. chemical activity
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motionless
Having or making no motion.
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quiet
Not talking much or not talking loudly; reserved.
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sluggish
Displaying little movement or activity; slow; inactive:
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stale
Having lost freshness; made musty, dry, bad, etc. by having been kept too long
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standing
Not cut down:
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static
Relating to or producing static electricity.
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stationary
The definition of stationary is not moving or not movable.
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still
Making or characterized by no sound or faint sound:
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unchanging
Remaining the same; showing or undergoing no change:
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active (antonym)
Being in physical motion:
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flowing (antonym)
Tending to flow.
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moving (antonym)
Causing or producing motion.
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moribund
The definition of moribund is someone or something that is near death or that is lacking in life and vitality.
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stagnate (related)
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torpid (related)
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lifeless
Having no living beings
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monotonous
The definition of monotonous is having little or no variety.
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Stagnant Sentence Examples

  • A stagnant pool was useless.

  • She walked down the alley, nose wrinkling at the scents of trash and stagnant water.

  • The climate is by nature unhealthy, the supply of running water being small, and that of stagnant water, from which arises a fatal malaria, being considerable.

  • They form a region of salt lakes and stagnant marshes, relieved by wide flat spaces of open plateau country.

  • Salt is obtained from stagnant lakes and from certain parts of the desert.

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