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Synonyms for sedentary

  • adjective

Most common

non-migratory settled chairborne sitsome inactive

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

1. Non-migratory — of a human population, living in a fixed geographical location

non-migratory, settled

2. Chairborne — of a job, lifestyle, etc., not moving much; sitting around; inactive

chairborne, sitsome

3. Inactive — inactive; motionless; sluggish; tranquil

inactive, immobile, passive, torpid, quiescent, stationary, dull, motionless, languid, lifeless, inert, dormant, unmoving, latent, abeyant, lethargic, idle, sluggish, stagnant, inanimate, unactive, cessant dated

Antonyms

nomadic, migratory, itinerant

All antonyms of sedentary →

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Of a human population, living in a fixed geographical location.

  2. adj. 2

    Of a job, lifestyle, etc., not moving much; sitting around; inactive.

  3. adj. 3

    Inactive; motionless; sluggish; tranquil.

Related words

Word family
sedentariness sedentarism

Example sentences

  • inactive This volcano has been inactive for hundreds of years.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
sedentaryrising
inactivefalling

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

By length

4 letters
dull1, idle2
5 letters
inert2
6 letters
latent2, torpid2
7 letters
settled2, passive2, dormant2, languid2, abeyant, sitsome, cessant
8 letters
inactive3, stagnant2, lifeless2, sluggish2, immobile3, unmoving, unactive
9 letters
inanimate4, lethargic3, quiescent3
10 letters
stationary4, motionless3, chairborne

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

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