STAGNANT

How it’s pronounced

Definition:

Not moving or flowing; inactive.

Synonyms: 

Motionless, Static, Sluggish

Antonyms: 

Active, Dynamic, Flowing

Examples:

• His stagnant social life improved dramatically after he remembered to answer texts.

• The air in the office was so stagnant that even the potted plants looked suffocated.

Etymology:

From Latin stagnare ('to stand still'), related to stagnum ('pool of standing water').

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