Synonyms of vegetating

vegetating 1 of 2

adjective

as in dormant

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dormant
• quiescent
• idle
• unproductive
• nonproductive
• inert
• lifeless
• stagnating
• fallow
• asleep
• sleepy
• latent
• arrested
• useless
• unusable
• ineffectual
• inoperable
• ineffective
• inactive
• unworkable
• decommissioned
• nonoperational
• nonfunctioning
• nonfunctional
• broken
• deactivated
• inoperative
• nonoperating
• kaput
• dead
• nonactivated
• nonoperative
• kaputt

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• active
• operating
• on
• live
• living
• working
• functioning
• operational
• operative
• functional
• alive
• going
• effective
• running
• viable
• usable
• effectual
• workable
• useable
• employable
• operable

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• active
• operating
• on
• live
• living
• working
• functioning
• operational
• operative
• functional
• alive
• going
• effective
• running
• viable
• usable
• effectual
• workable
• useable
• employable
• operable

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vegetating

2 of 2

verb

present participle of vegetate

as in resting

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 & Similar Words

• resting
• relaxing
• loafing
• lazing
• idling
• chilling
• bumming
• dawdling
• droning
• dillydallying
• lounging
• decompressing
• unwinding
• dallying
• footling
• composing
• lolling
• basking
• reposing
• zoning out
• winding down
• vegging out
• de-stressing
• unbending
• comforting
• loosening up
• chilling out
• alleviating
• cooling
• hacking (around)
• hanging (around or out)
• goofing (off)
• quieting
• relieving
• settling
• mellowing (out)
• kicking back
• calming
• easing