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" (155 found)
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Closest matches (31)
Verb(2 words)
Adjective(9 words)
barren climatebecalmedboringclinical stasescomplacentcomplete immobilityconceptual stagnationdanish stagnationdead
Strong matches (47)
Related words (77)
Adjective(19 words)
moribundmotionlessmotionless statenonbloomingnonliving entitynonliving taskprofessional stagnationprolonged stagnationscleroticsocial stagnationstalestalledstaticstatic lesson planstillunchangingunexcitingunfertileviscous
Noun(4 words)
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12 entriesstagnant economystagnant growthstagnant lakestagnant marketstagnant pondstagnant poolstagnant progressstagnant waterstale breadstale contentstale jokestale routine
Collocations
6 entriesstagnant economystagnant growthstagnant marketstagnant pondstagnant poolstagnant water
Inflections
2 entriesmore stagnantmost stagnant
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3 entriesSample sentences
13 total sentences available.
You shouldn't drink stagnant water.
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Running water is cleaner than stagnant water.
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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.
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