English language

How to pronounce stagnant in English?

Toggle Transcript
Type Words
Synonyms moribund
Derivation stagnancy, stagnate
Type Words
Synonyms dead
Derivation stagnancy, stagnate


stagnant water.

Examples of stagnant

stagnant
As a result, banks have a lot of cash that they don't want to just sit stagnant.
From the theatlantic.com
He's generating jobs for hundreds, if not thousands, in a stagnant labor market.
From the denverpost.com
Mosquitoes capable of carrying West Nile virus lay their eggs in stagnant water.
From the lohud.com
Lead levels can also build up as water sits stagnant over weekends and holidays.
From the sltrib.com
You are going from stagnant for four hours to tip-top looseness in five minutes.
From the post-gazette.com
He pointed to stagnant South Florida salaries and people saving at a lower rate.
From the orlandosentinel.com
The interwar period's overall economic situation in Poland was however stagnant.
From the en.wikipedia.org
As stores gear up for the crucial holiday shopping season, Sears seems stagnant.
From the forbes.com
But you can't cut that much in such a stagnant economy and expect to break even.
From the huffingtonpost.com
More examples
  • Dead(a): not circulating or flowing; "dead air"; "dead water"; "stagnant water"
  • Not growing or changing; without force or vitality
  • (stagnancy) stagnation: inactivity of liquids; being stagnant; standing still; without current or circulation
  • Lacking freshness, motion, flow, progress, or change; stale; motionless; still
  • Not moving in a current or stream, still (air or water)
  • Of stands whose growth and development have all but ceased due to poor site and/or excessive stocking.
  • Without movement or circulation
  • Not flowing, foul from not moving