Thesaurus / stagnant
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We graduated into the Great Recession, burdened with debt and rewarded with stagnant wages, and endured the slowest economic growth faced by any generation in US history.
WHAT GIVING BIRTH DURING A PANDEMIC TAUGHT ME ABOUT PROGRESSKATIE MCLEANFEBRUARY 24, 2021MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEWStarting in the 1990s, states sought to replicate the tribal model, gradually enabling nonreservation casinos to promote stagnant economies.
SPORTS GAMBLING COULD BE THE PANDEMIC’S BIGGEST WINNERJONATHAN D. COHENFEBRUARY 5, 2021WASHINGTON POSTAnother issue will be staffing, which has suffered in recent years from stagnant funding and a hiring freeze.
ALL A GIG-ECONOMY PIONEER HAD TO DO WAS “POLITELY DISAGREE” IT WAS VIOLATING FEDERAL LAW AND THE LABOR DEPARTMENT WALKED AWAYBY KEN ARMSTRONG, JUSTIN ELLIOTT AND ARIANA TOBINJANUARY 22, 2021PROPUBLICAThat means that some stagnant lid planets could create an atmosphere and even have temperate climates with liquid water, at least for a time.
HOW THE EARTH-SHAKING THEORY OF PLATE TECTONICS WAS BORNCAROLYN GRAMLINGJANUARY 13, 2021SCIENCE NEWSBaker points out that this means workers may have to take in stagnant air that has been breathed in by people from multiple different households, upping their risk of catching a virus that may be floating around.
WHEN IT COMES TO COVID-19 RISK, WHAT COUNTS AS ‘OUTDOOR’ DINING?SARA KILEY WATSONJANUARY 11, 2021POPULAR-SCIENCEBut he forgot the stagnant town, the bald-headed man at the club window, the organ and "The Manola."
BELLA DONNAROBERT HICHENSA germ flies from a stagnant pool, and the laughing child, its mother's darling, dies dreadfully of diphtheria.
GOD AND MY NEIGHBOURROBERT BLATCHFORDHe was a refuge from herself; in his imperious demands her memory slept, her depths were stagnant.
ANCESTORSGERTRUDE ATHERTONA stagnant pool among some reeds caught the reflection of the sunset and changed on the instant into raw gold.
UNCANNY TALESVARIOUSIt was low and flat, and was traversed by broad ditches, generally full of stagnant water.
THE PORTSMOUTH ROAD AND ITS TRIBUTARIESCHARLES G. HARPERWORDS RELATED TO STAGNANT
- apoplectic
- at a standstill
- at rest
- becalmed
- dead
- deadlocked
- deathly
- firm
- fixed
- frozen
- halted
- immobile
- immotile
- inanimate
- inert
- lifeless
- numb
- palsied
- paralyzed
- petrified
- quiescent
- quiet
- spellbound
- stable
- stagnant
- stalled
- standing
- static
- stationary
- steadfast
- still
- stock-still
- torpid
- transfixed
- unmovable
- unmoved
- unmoving
- aromatic
- balmy
- dank
- effluvious
- fetid
- flavorsome
- flowery
- foul
- fragrant
- heady
- honeyed
- loud
- malodorous
- mephitic
- miasmic
- moldy
- musty
- nauseous
- odoriferant
- odoriferous
- offensive
- olfactive
- olfactory
- perfumatory
- perfumed
- perfumy
- pungent
- putrid
- redolent
- reeking
- rotten
- savorous
- savory
- scent-laden
- scented
- scentful
- skunky
- smelly
- spicy
- stagnant
- stale
- stinking
- strong
- sweet
- sweet-scented
- sweet-smelling
- tumaceous
- unsavory
- whiffy
- collected
- contented
- docile
- fixed
- gentle
- halcyon
- hushed
- inactive
- isolated
- level
- meek
- mild
- motionless
- pacific
- placid
- private
- remote
- reserved
- restful
- retired
- secluded
- secret
- sedate
- sequestered
- serene
- shy
- smooth
- stable
- stagnant
- still
- tranquil
- unanxious
- undisturbed
- unexcited
- unfrequented
- unruffled
- untroubled
- collected
- contented
- docile
- fixed
- gentle
- halcyon
- hushed
- inactive
- isolated
- level
- meek
- mild
- motionless
- pacific
- placid
- private
- remote
- reserved
- restful
- retired
- secluded
- secret
- sedate
- sequestered
- serene
- shy
- smooth
- stable
- stagnant
- still
- tranquil
- unanxious
- undisturbed
- unexcited
- unfrequented
- unruffled
- untroubled
- collected
- contented
- docile
- fixed
- gentle
- halcyon
- hushed
- inactive
- isolated
- level
- meek
- mild
- motionless
- pacific
- placid
- private
- remote
- reserved
- restful
- retired
- secluded
- secret
- sedate
- sequestered
- serene
- shy
- smooth
- stable
- stagnant
- still
- tranquil
- unanxious
- undisturbed
- unexcited
- unfrequented
- unruffled
- untroubled
- asleep on the job
- behindhand
- careless
- delinquent
- derelict
- dilatory
- disregardful
- dormant
- dull
- easygoing
- faineant
- fainéant
- idle
- inactive
- inattentive
- indolent
- inert
- lackadaisical
- lax
- lethargic
- neglectful
- not busy
- permissive
- quiescent
- quiet
- regardless
- remiss
- slothful
- slow
- slow-moving
- sluggish
- stagnant
- tardy
- backward
- behindhand
- belated
- conservative
- dead
- delayed
- detained
- dilatory
- down
- draggy
- dull
- gradual
- hindered
- impeded
- inactive
- lingering
- long-delayed
- long-drawn-out
- low
- moderate
- off
- overdue
- prolonged
- protracted
- reduced
- slack
- sleepy
- sluggish
- stagnant
- stiff
- tame
- tardy
- tedious
- time-consuming
- uneventful
- unproductive
- unprogressive
- unpunctual
- apathetic
- crawling
- creeping
- dawdling
- delaying
- deliberate
- dilatory
- disinclined
- dreamy
- drowsy
- easy
- gradual
- heavy
- idle
- imperceptible
- inactive
- indolent
- inert
- lackadaisical
- laggard
- lagging
- leaden
- leisurely
- lethargic
- listless
- loitering
- measured
- moderate
- negligent
- passive
- phlegmatic
- plodding
- ponderous
- postponing
- procrastinating
- quiet
- reluctant
- remiss
- slack
- sleepy
- slothful
- slow-going
- slow-moving
- slow-paced
- sluggish
- snaillike
- stagnant
- supine
- tardy
- torpid
- tortoiselike
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