COMATOSE Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

comatose

adjective

ˈkō-mə-ˌtōs

Definition of comatose

as in slow

lacking in gaiety, movement, or animation the city's downtown has been comatose for years

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Recent Examples of comatose Naturally, many of those accounts invoke Ben Stein and his comatose class. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026 Bregman had one of the two hits off Cease on a day when the Cubs offense was comatose for long stretches. — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026 Those people are probably comatose at this point to not have an opinion one way or the other. — ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026 The crowd was basically comatose as both teams used the chains to strangle one another. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for comatose

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The slow rate at which this is occurring indicates this cosmic vampirism will last for hundreds of thousands to billions of years.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2026
The problem is that these systems are slow, expensive and don’t scale.

— Reynald Fasciaux, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of slow

Adjective

The Hawkeyes were taking on (the) Ohio State University last weekend in the biggest event of the year for sleepy Iowa City, and this New Englander wanted to tailgate at a Big Ten college football game.

— Carine Hajjar, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026
On the afternoon of October 3, a crowd of unhappy protesters gathered along a busy street in the heart of Huntington, New York, a sleepy suburb along the northern coast of Long Island.

— Adam B. Vary, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2026

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In 2024, its football program acknowledged impermissible recruiting contacts during the COVID-19 recruiting dead period, improper tryouts and unauthorized coaching by noncoaching staff.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026
Nicole is among seven women tied to the house, five of whom police fear are dead, based on photos and videos found inside over the past several months.

— Danny Freeman, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2026

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