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adjective

Definition of vegetatingnext
as in dormant

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vegetating

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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. unproductive
  7. nonproductive
  8. 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
Verb
  • Although Butler now spends the offseason here, the space still needs to allow for mental and physical discipline, while also providing opportunities for relaxing with family and friends.
    Nick Mafi, Architectural Digest, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The star projector transforms walls and ceilings into a beautiful galaxy, creating a soothing ambiance, perfect for relaxing before sleep.
    Hannah Rice, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of relaxing
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
Verb
  • Standing on stage in front of a growing crowd, Stanley pulled a rattlesnake out of a sack resting near his feet.
    Jordan Friedman, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024
  • These bodies of water offer food and recharge areas during their migratory flights, and are spaces used as resting and nesting areas.
    Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
Definition of resting
Adjective
  • But in just the last few years, that quiescent period ended in dramatic fashion as a string of major eruptions sent lava flowing toward many of these sites.
    Rudy Molinek, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Aug. 2024
  • In 2019, a routine observation by the Zwicky scope noticed a previously unheralded quiescent galaxy called SDSS1335+0728, 300 million light-years away, suddenly brighten.
    Daniel Clery, science.org, 3 July 2024
Definition of quiescent
Adjective
  • These aren’t productivity goals but goals to be unproductive.
    Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Political discussions at work can often lead to unproductive outcomes, fostering division and hostility among colleagues.
    Jason Walker, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of unproductive
Adjective
  • But there are productive and nonproductive ways to respond.
    Carlo J.V. Caro, Foreign Affairs, 7 Mar. 2017
  • Bring The Office Closer To Them As populations grow, the real challenge of coming to the office is long commute times and the resulting nonproductive cycles.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
Definition of nonproductive
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
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