Synonyms for abeyant

Most common

suspended · inactive · dormant · latent

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Adjective

Antonyms

animate, zippy

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Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Being in a state of abeyance; suspended.

Example sentences

• suspended The train service was suspended by the earthquake.
• inactive This volcano has been inactive for hundreds of years.
• dormant The cobbles lie dormant beneath a layer of asphalt.
• latent There are many latent gays among rampant homophobes.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

dull¹, idle²

5 letters

inert²

6 letters

latent², fallow², torpid²

7 letters

passive², dormant², languid², cessant

8 letters

inactive³, stagnant², sluggish², lifeless², unactive

9 letters

suspended³, sedentary⁴, lethargic³, quiescent³, nonactive

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (idle² = 2 syllables).