abeyant

adjective

Definition of abeyantnext
as in latent

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abeyant
  1. latent
  2. inactive
  3. inert
  4. dormant
  5. idle
  6. unused
  7. vacant
  8. inoperative
Adjective
  • The Selzer poll has been viewed as evidence that pollsters calling the race a dead heat have been acting out of a desire to seek safety in numbers following the shock 2016 election result that failed to spot latent support for Trump.
    Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Many in Democratic circles questioned the wisdom of Barack Obama calling out Black men for being lukewarm on Harris out of latent sexism.
    Philip Eliott / Detroit, TIME, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of latent
Adjective
  • Herbert was inactive Sunday for the second consecutive week.
    Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Advertisement White struggled to regain his form, however, and with cornerback Darious Williams returning from injured reserve and the Rams looking for a boost in the secondary, White was inactive the last three games.
    Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2024
Definition of inactive
Adjective
  • So inert citizens contribute to a balanced civic sphere that allows government to get things done.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Unlike his terribly inert Countess Dracula, director Peter Sasdy finds an exquisite balance between character drama and alarming jolts within a larger story that plays closer to a Polanski-esque version of creeping madness than a typical gothic horror melodrama.
    Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of inert
Adjective
  • The case was dormant until last year, when agents with Wisconsin's Justice Department began working with the Wisconsin State Crime Laboratory to identify the remains.
    Doha Madani, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
  • Most went dormant in August and September, then the rain from the remnants of Hurricane Helene made their way up here.
    Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of dormant
Adjective
  • Cyber Protect offers many options for idle and disk-image backup.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 6 Nov. 2024
  • However, it was not passed by the House of Representatives and remains idle.
    Mariyam Muhammad, The Enquirer, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of idle
Adjective
  • In just eight years, Rasca has opened three additional sites: In a restored church in Mayfair, on the industrious docklands of Wood Wharf, and most recently, in an unused car park in Ilford.
    Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune Europe, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Or, vote in person at a polling location and poll workers will spoil your unused early ballot.
    Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of unused
Adjective
  • Adams and Williams seek to take the seat left vacant by term-limited Freeman.
    Maritza Dominguez, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
  • In California, San Francisco and Berkeley approved taxes on vacant properties in 2022.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of vacant
Adjective
  • On Tuesday morning, several election ballot scanners were inoperative at multiple polling locations in Pennsylvania.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The undercover sources were with him every step of the way, picking him up from his home, traveling to Nashville, and providing him with inoperative explosives, prosecutors said.
    Kerry Breen, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of inoperative
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