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sedentary

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of sedentary

not doing or involving a lot of physical activity

They led a sedentary life after retirement, spending their days in front of the television.

Synonyms and Near Synonyms of sedentary

dormant, immobile, inanimate, motionless, resting, static, stationary, still

dull, inactive, inert, lethargic, quiescent, sleepy, sluggish, torpid

ambitionless, apathetic, indolent, languorous, lazy, lazyish, listless, shiftless, slack, slothful, sluggard, sluggardly

dopey (also dopy), drugged

asleep, drowsy, somnambulant

catatonic, comatose

Antonyms and Near Antonyms of sedentary

busy, engaged, occupied, working

animated, bouncing, dynamic, energetic, kinetic, lively, peppy, perky, spirited, sprightly, springy, vigorous, vital, vivacious, zippy

assiduous, diligent, hardworking, industrious, sedulous

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