stagnant

Meaning

1. Lacking freshness, motion, or flow; decaying through stillness.
2. (figuratively) Without progress or change; stale; inactive.

Synonyms

standing

dull

dead

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still

sluggish

miry

stale

moribund

unmoving

inactive

muddy

backward

outdated

inert

musty

static

stationary

motionless

stagnating

stander

stand-up

stinking

stuffy

upright

upstanding

at a standstill

standard

statant

close

deadlocked

decaying

dormant

floating

full

halting

hesitant

lifeless

logged

obsolete

putrid

rancid

rotten

run-down

spiritless

stable

Translations

stagnant

estancado

stagnierend

stehend

stillstehend

durgun

atıl

stockend

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈstæɡnənt/

Etymology

From French stagnant, from Latin stagnans, present participle of stagno (“to form a pool of standing water”).