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Synonyms of vegetate
to spend time doing things that do not require much thought or effort; to be very lazy or inactive
- I just spent the weekend vegetating at home.
- I'm worried that after I retire I'll just sit at home, watch TV, and vegetate.
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for vegetate
- bum,
- dally,
- dawdle,
- dillydally,
- drone,
- footle,
- goof (off),
- hack (around),
- hang (around or out),
- idle,
- laze,
- loaf,
- veg out,
- zone out
- chill,
- chill out
- [slang],
- decompress,
- de-stress,
- loosen up,
- mellow (out),
- relax,
- unwind,
- wind down
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“Vegetate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vegetate. Accessed 28 Nov. 2021.
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The first known use of vegetate was in 1605
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