I always have to check my yard for stagnant pools of water so mosquitoes don't breed there.
Source: tatoeba (1990)
Stagnant
//ˈstæɡnənt//
Synonyms for "stagnant" (107 found)
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Closest matches (22)
Strong matches (32)
Related words (53)
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2 entriesderived
6 entriesderived from
1 entriesrelated to
11 entriessimilar
5 entriesTranslations
24 translations across 11 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- застоял adj (lacking flow or motion, and thus usually not fresh or healthy)
Catalan
1 entries- estancat adj (lacking flow or motion, and thus usually not fresh or healthy)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 停滯不前的 /停滞不前的 adj (without activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner)
- 停滯的 /停滞的 adj (lacking flow or motion, and thus usually not fresh or healthy)
Finnish
4 entries- muuttumaton adj (without activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner)
- paikallaan pysyvä adj (without activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner)
- paikalleen jäänyt adj (without activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner)
- pysähtynyt adj (without activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner)
German
2 entries- abgestanden adj (lacking flow or motion, and thus usually not fresh or healthy)
- stagnierend adj (without activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner)
Māori
2 entries- piro adj (lacking flow or motion, and thus usually not fresh or healthy)
- whakaroau adj (lacking flow or motion, and thus usually not fresh or healthy)
Polish
2 entries- bezczynny adj (without activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner)
- w zastoju adj (without activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner)
Romanian
1 entries- stagnant adj (without activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner)
Russian
1 entries- застоявшийся adj (lacking flow or motion, and thus usually not fresh or healthy)
Spanish
2 entries- atascado adj (lacking flow or motion, and thus usually not fresh or healthy)
- estancado adj (lacking flow or motion, and thus usually not fresh or healthy)
Swedish
3 entries- stagnerande adj (lacking flow or motion, and thus usually not fresh or healthy)
- statisk adj (lacking flow or motion, and thus usually not fresh or healthy)
- stillastående adj (lacking flow or motion, and thus usually not fresh or healthy)
Sample sentences
13 total sentences available.
You shouldn't drink stagnant water.
Source: tatoeba (1689841)
Running water is cleaner than stagnant water.
Source: tatoeba (2882340)
Tom was excited about the new job offer since he'd felt stagnant and unappreciated in his current position, but when he told his boss that he was thinking about leaving, his boss told him that a promotion and a pay raise were in the offing if he would stay, so it left Tom in a quandary about what to do.
Source: tatoeba (3020397)
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