- stagnate
- v1. rot, decompose, decay, spoil, putrefy; fester, suppurate, Pathol. maturate; deteriorate, degenerate, decline, worsen, go to seed, go to pot; smell, stink, reek; stale, sour.2. idle, lie idle, slumber, loaf, vegetate, rest; languish, laze, lazy, loll, Inf. bum, Inf. bum around; trifle or fritter or fool or while away one's time, twiddle one's thumbs, let the grass grow under one's feet; lag, tarry, linger, loiter, hang back.3. stop, cease, desist, halt; stand, come to a standstill, lie or stand still, remain motionless; pause, wait, hesitate; procrastinate, defer, postpone, delay; stall, suspend, mark time, hang fire.4. abate, slacken, Inf. slack off, Inf. let up.
A Note on the Style of the synonym finder. 2014.