stagnated

VERB

deteriorate by lack of action

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fester hibernate languish stall stand still

STRONG

constipate decay decline idle putrefy rot rust stand stifle stultify trammel vegetate

WEAK

go to seed lie fallow not move

Antonyms

STRONG

build flourish grow help improve

WEAK

strengthen

Example Sentences

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Net foreign direct investment has stagnated, helping make the rupee one of Asia's weakest-performing currencies this year, down about 6-7% so far.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

But France's economy stagnated in the first three months of the year.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

There has been criticism the Echo has stagnated since its launch in 2016, while AI chatbots like ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude have become much easier to communicate with.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

Production output slipped on month in January, while services stagnated, according to the ONS.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Berkeley’s ability to exploit its increasingly inventive faculty’s work stagnated under this lumbering regime until 1931, when Sproul met Frederick Cottrell.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik