STAGNANT Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

stagnant

adjective

Definition of stagnant

as in frozen

not flowing or moving They were warned against drinking the stagnant pond water.

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Recent Examples of stagnant Remove stagnant water around homes, and eliminate containers that might catch and hold water. — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026 Since the appellate court removed it, the lawsuit has been stagnant. — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 10 July 2026 In the Bay Area, the findings carry particular weight in the South Bay and inland East Bay, where hot, stagnant weather already creates some of the region’s worst ozone conditions. — Seth Borenstein, Mercury News, 9 July 2026 Officials in both the United States and across Europe are sounding the alarm to take extra precaution due to the spread of flesh-killing bacteria that can be lingering in stagnant, warm water. — Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for stagnant

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stagnant

Adjective

As Earth warms, an important source of methane is thawing permafrost, the permanently frozen ground found mostly in the Arctic.

— Vahe Peroomian, The Conversation, 13 July 2026
For the grand opening in Eagle the store offered sweet cream, chocolate, pistachio, strawberry, wild berry and frozen lemonade.

— Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 11 July 2026

Definition of frozen

Adjective

Firefighters were called to the 1300 block of West 73rd Street for a still and box fire.

— CBS Chicago Team, CBS News, 29 June 2026
Now the second-most expensive Matisse painting to be sold at auction, La Chaise lorraine from 1919 is a still-life motif depicts a wooden chair upon which a plate of peaches is perched.

— Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 25 June 2026