VEGETATING Synonyms: 93 Similar and Opposite Words

vegetating 1 of 2

adjective

as in dormant

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vegetating

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verb

present participle of vegetate

as in relaxing

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.

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Adjective

Brighouse’s brother died suddenly, and the footage sat dormant for many years.

— Zac Ntim, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
Instead, Dak Prescott tends to lead the way, but their running game isn’t exactly dormant.

— OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of dormant

Verb

If location isn’t all-important to you, you’ll still be taken in by the property’s palatial restaurant, secret garden above the bustling street, and relaxing pool—undoubtedly one of the longest in Lisbon.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Rather than relaxing on his lead, Becerra should be constantly moving around the state, introducing himself to Californians and — more importantly — listening to their problems and ideas.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of relaxing

Adjective

Treasurers want to reduce idle balances and manage liquidity more efficiently.

— Pratik Khowala, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
For now, though, the band’s tour bus is sitting idle in the middle of a Planet Fitness parking lot in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Shepherd uses the safe space to open up more.

— Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of idle

Verb

That questioned turned into a heated debate recently in my Nextdoor website, when a fellow Monrovian posted photos of a mountain lion resting in his yard.

— Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026
The most controversial element of the CFTC’s rule is forcing affiliates to receive last priority at every price in the order book regardless of when a resting order was submitted.

— Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of resting

Verb

Kids who used to run to the field excited to play, suddenly started loafing to the field wearing their crocs with their heads buried in their phones.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
The pair had been loafing for some time among a grove of apple trees on a private residence in Payson.

— Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 20 Feb. 2026

Definition of loafing

Verb

The sense of just how much there is to do in this part of the world—the length of the scale between lazing and becoming ultra-active—is palpable.

— Lauren Keith, Robb Report, 30 May 2026
Its clear, shallow waters were pleasant to wade into after lazing under one of the scrubby trees on the sand.

— Lucy Handley, CNBC, 15 Nov. 2025

Definition of lazing

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