stagnant

Language: en

🇺🇸 /ˈstægnənt/

📖 Definitions

  1. adjective
    Not flowing or moving; still and often foul-smelling, as water.; Showing no activity, growth, or development; dull and sluggish.; Characterized by a lack of change, progress, or advancement.

🔗 Details

Word forms

Comparative: more stagnant Superlative: most stagnant

Collocations

stagnant waterstagnant economystagnant growthstagnant poolstagnant air

Derivatives

stagnatestagnationstagnantly

Synonyms

stalestillmotionlessinertdormantinactive

Antonyms

flowingactivedynamicfresh

Commonly confused

stagnate
EN: 'Stagnate' is the verb form (to become stagnant); 'stagnant' is the adjective describing the state of being still or inactive.

Spelling tips

EN: Remember the ending is '-ant' not '-ent': 'stagnant', not 'stagnent'.

💬 Examples

  1. The stagnant pond was covered with algae and smelled of decay.

  2. The economy remained stagnant for several years despite government intervention.

  3. He felt trapped in a stagnant career with no opportunity for promotion.