word
Stagnant
STA-gnuhnt
/ˈstæɡnʌnt/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
stagnant
Dictionary meaning
Not growing or changing.
Examples
- I worried that my mind would become stagnant when I left school, but the opposite happened.
- The water of the stagnant pond was full of algae.
Synonyms: moribund
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