STAGNATES Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word stagnates. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for STAGNATES
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| decays | verbv | |||||||
noun • the process of gradually becoming inferior • a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current • the organic phenomenon of rotting • an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying • the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation verb • lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current • fall into decay or ruin • undergo decay or decomposition | ||||||||
| declines | verbv | |||||||
noun • change toward something smaller or lower • a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state; decline • a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current • a downward slope or bend verb • grow worse • not accept as true • show unwillingness towards • grow smaller • go down • fall in value • inflect for number, gender, case, etc. | ||||||||
| deteriorates | verbv | |||||||
verb • become worse or disintegrate • grow progressively worse | ||||||||
| idles | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective • not in action or at work noun • the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling adjective satellite • without a basis in reason or fact • not in active use • silly or trivial • lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility • not yielding a return • not having a job verb • run disconnected or idle • be idle; exist in a changeless situation | ||||||||
| languishes | verbv | |||||||
verb • lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief • have a desire for something or someone who is not present • become feeble | ||||||||
| slows | verbv | |||||||
adjective • not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time • at a slow tempo • (used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time adverb • without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly') • showing a time that is earlier than the actual time adjective satellite • slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity • so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness • (of business) not active or brisk verb • lose velocity; move more slowly • become slow or slower • cause to proceed more slowly | ||||||||
| subsides | verbv | |||||||
verb • wear off or die down • sink to a lower level or form a depression • sink down or precipitate • descend into or as if into some soft substance or place | ||||||||
| idle | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective • not in action or at work noun • the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling adjective satellite • without a basis in reason or fact • not in active use • silly or trivial • lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility • not yielding a return • not having a job verb • run disconnected or idle • be idle; exist in a changeless situation | ||||||||
| laze | verbv | |||||||
verb • be idle; exist in a changeless situation | ||||||||
| slug | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • a projectile that is fired from a gun • a unit of mass equal to the mass that accelerates at 1 foot/sec/sec when acted upon by a force of 1 pound; approximately 14.5939 kilograms • a counterfeit coin • an idle slothful person • an amount of an alcoholic drink (usually liquor) that is poured or gulped • a strip of type metal used for spacing • any of various terrestrial gastropods having an elongated slimy body and no external shell • (boxing) a blow with the fist verb • strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat • be idle; exist in a changeless situation | ||||||||
