Flowing water does not stagnate.
Source: tatoeba (3073616)
Stagnate
/ˈstæɡneɪt/
Synonyms for "stagnate" (61 found)
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Closest matches (13)
Adjective(1 words)
Verb(2 words)
Strong matches (18)
Related words (30)
Related word relations
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6 entriesCollocations
5 entriesstagnate growthstagnate learningstagnate progressstagnate scoresstagnating water
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
2 entriesTranslations
23 translations across 16 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- бездействам verb (to cease activity)
- застоявам се verb (to cease activity)
French
1 entries- stagner verb (to cease activity)
Galician
2 entries- estañar verb (to cease activity)
- estiñar verb (to cease activity)
German
1 entries- stagnieren verb (to cease activity)
Greek
1 entries- λιμνάζω verb (to cease activity)
Hungarian
3 entries- megreked verb (to cease activity)
- pang verb (to cease activity)
- stagnál verb (to cease activity)
Italian
2 entries- fermare verb (to cease activity)
- ristagnare verb (to cease activity)
Macedonian
2 entries- застојува verb (to cease activity)
- стагнира verb (to cease activity)
Malayalam
1 entries- കെട്ടിക്കിടക്കുക verb (to cease activity)
Māori
1 entries- whakamārari verb (to cease activity)
Persian
1 entries- راکد شدن verb (to cease activity)
Portuguese
1 entries- estagnar verb (to cease activity)
Spanish
1 entries- estancar verb (to cease activity)
Swedish
1 entries- stagnera verb (to cease activity)
Tamil
1 entries- தேங்கு verb (to cease activity)
Tày
2 entries- ắng verb (to cease activity)
- ử verb (to cease activity)
Sample sentences
6 total sentences available.
The project began to stagnate without effective leadership.
Source: tatoeba (12484007)
If the water stagnates, algae will grow.
Source: wiktionary
Air stagnates in a closed room.
Source: wiktionary
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