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Synonyms for abeyant
adj latentinactive
adjective. not engaged in action; inert, lazy
- abeyant
- asleep
- blah
- disengaged
- do-nothing
- dormant
- down
- draggy
- dull
- idle
- immobile
- in holding pattern
- indolent
- inoperative
- jobless
- latent
- lax
- lethargic
- limp
- low-key
- mothballed
- motionless
- on hold
- ossified
- out of action
- out of commission
- out of service
- out of work
- passive
- quiescent
- quiet
- sedentary
- slack
- sleepy
- slothful
- slow
- sluggish
- somnolent
- stable
- static
- still
- torpid
- unemployed
- unoccupied
- unused
latent
adjective. dormant, hidden
- abeyant
- between the lines
- concealed
- contained
- covert
- idle
- immature
- implied
- in abeyance
- inactive
- inert
- inferential
- inferred
- inherent
- inoperative
- intrinsic
- invisible
- involved
- lurking
- passive
- possible
- potential
- quiescent
- rudimentary
- secret
- sleeping
- smoldering
- suppressed
- suspended
- tacit
- torpid
- underdeveloped
- underlying
- undeveloped
- unexposed
- unexpressed
- unrealized
- unripe
- unseen
- veiled
- vestigial
more potential
adjective. promising
most inactive
adjective. not engaged in action; inert, lazy
- abeyant
- asleep
- blah
- disengaged
- do-nothing
- dormant
- down
- draggy
- dull
- idle
- immobile
- in holding pattern
- indolent
- inoperative
- jobless
- latent
- lax
- lethargic
- limp
- low-key
- mothballed
- motionless
- on hold
- ossified
- out of action
- out of commission
- out of service
- out of work
- passive
- quiescent
- quiet
- sedentary
- slack
- sleepy
- slothful
- slow
- sluggish
- somnolent
- stable
- static
- still
- torpid
- unemployed
- unoccupied
- unused
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