stagnate

1 antonym for stagnate — opposites grouped by meaning.

Verb — To stop moving, working, or making progress.

Synonyms by Meaning

To stop moving, working, or making progress.

“If the water stagnates, algae will grow.”

idle laze slug

To stop flowing or running, as water does.

Opposites

circulate

circulate

Borrowed from Latin stāgnātus, the past participle of stāgnō ("cover the land as a lake, stagnate"), from stāgnum ("pond, swamp").

idle slug circulate laze