stagnation

2 synonyms and 3 antonyms for stagnation, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.

Noun — The state of not moving or changing; an example of this happening.

Synonyms

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stagnancy doldrums

Synonyms by Meaning

1. noun

The state of not moving or changing; an example of this happening.

stagnancy doldrums

Opposites

flux

2. noun

A state in which nothing is happening, changing or improving, in a way that feels dull or unhealthy; an example of this.

“Yes, I have a case. After a month of trivialities and stagnation the wheels move once more.”

Opposites

evolution bustle

Etymology

From stagnate + -ation (suffix denoting an action or process, or its result), Stagnate is derived from stagnāt-, the participial stem of Latin stagnāre, the present active infinitive of stāgnō (“of waters: to cover the land as a lake, to become a pool, to stagnate”), from stāgnum (“body of standing water (lake, swamp,...

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