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adjective

as in dormant

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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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vegetating
  1. dormant
  2. relaxing
  3. idle
  4. resting
  5. quiescent
  6. loafing
  7. unproductive
  8. lazing
Adjective
  • Meanwhile, the current owner of the inn took her children to the farmers market in the square across from the dormant building every Saturday throughout their childhoods.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Apply a summer-weight dormant oil to your pachysandra during the crawler stages for more control.
    — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of dormant
Verb
  • Most other feeders can send dozens, if not hundreds, of clips to your phone each day, which can be more fatiguing than relaxing to go through.
    — Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Below, 12 photos of Diana relaxing and unwinding on vacation.
    — Katherine J Igoe, InStyle, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of relaxing
Adjective
  • Munetaka Murakami hit his team-leading 32nd home run and the Chicago White Sox moved into a tie with idle Cleveland for first place in the AL Central with a 3-1 win over the Detroit Tigers on Thursday night.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Spot’s air-quality and temperature readings can also be displayed on office maps, mobile apps, or idle room screens.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of idle
Verb
  • That first reactor is already resting at a shipyard, ready for installation into the ship’s hull.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The evidence Before resting their case, prosecutors said evidence showed that Kosowski had become obsessed with Cozzi.
    — Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of resting
Adjective
  • As in The History of New York, the Dutch patriarchs are invariably idle and quiescent.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Experts believe the volcano is currently in a quiescent state, but researchers monitor it around the clock.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
Definition of quiescent
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
Adjective
  • The unit has been unproductive defending the run and bitten hard by the injury bug.
    — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Story’s unproductive 10 rehab games with Triple-A Worcester, coupled with the rise of top prospect Franklin Arias, a shortstop raking at Triple A, created an echo chamber of angst about Story returning and underperforming.
    — Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of unproductive
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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“Vegetating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vegetating. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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