DORMANT: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for DORMANT?

Need another word that means the same as “dormant”? Find 9 synonyms and 30 related words for “dormant” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Dormant” are: abeyant, sleeping, hibernating, torpid, inactive, asleep, drowsing, comatose, supine

Dormant as an Adjective

Definitions of "Dormant" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “dormant” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Inactive but capable of becoming active.
• (of e.g. volcanos) not erupting and not extinct.
• (of an animal) having normal physical functions suspended or slowed down for a period of time; in or as if in a deep sleep.
• (of a disease) causing no symptoms but not cured and liable to recur.
• (of an animal) depicted lying with its head on its paws.
• (of a plant or bud) alive but not actively growing.
• (of a volcano) temporarily inactive.
• Lying with head on paws as if sleeping.
• In a condition of biological rest or suspended animation.
• Not erupting and not extinct.
• Temporarily inactive or inoperative.

Synonyms of "Dormant" as an adjective (9 Words)

abeyant	Inactive but capable of becoming active.
asleep	Lacking sensation. She had been asleep for over three hours.
comatose	In a state of deep and usually prolonged unconsciousness; unable to respond to external stimuli. She lay comatose in the sun listening to a personal stereo.
drowsing	Half asleep. It seemed a pity to disturb the drowsing or dozing professor.
hibernating	In a condition of biological rest or suspended animation. A hibernating bear.
inactive	Not active physically or mentally. The inactive X chromosome.
sleeping	Lying with head on paws as if sleeping. He looked at the sleeping child.
supine	(of a person) lying face upwards. No other colony showed such supine selfish helplessness in allowing her own border citizens to be mercilessly harried.
torpid	(of an animal) dormant, especially during hibernation. A mind grown torpid in old age.

Usage Examples of "Dormant" as an adjective

• A dormant volcano.
• Dormant butterflies.
• The successful consortium included a dormant company.
• The event evoked memories that she would rather had lain dormant.
• Her feelings of affection are dormant but easily awakened.
• That dormant urge to write fiction has re-emerged.
• The disease may remain dormant and undetected until transmitted to other fish.
• Dormant buds.

Associations of "Dormant" (30 Words)

abeyant	Inactive but capable of becoming active.
dilatory	Slow to act. They resorted to dilatory tactics forcing a postponement of peace talks.
dormancy	Temporary inactivity in a volcano. Some large volcanoes spend thousands of years in a state of dormancy.
drowsiness	A very sleepy state. This drug can cause drowsiness.
drowsy	(of a place) peaceful and quiet. A drowsy suburb called Surrey Hills.
hibernation	The condition or period of an animal or plant spending the winter in a dormant state. He emerged from his hibernation to make his first appearance in several years.
idleness	A state of inaction; inactivity. He was punished for his idleness at school.
inactive	Lacking in energy or will. The device remains inactive while the computer is started up.
inactivity	A disposition to remain inactive or inert. Don t suddenly take up violent exercise after years of inactivity.
inert	Slow and apathetic. She lay inert in her bed.
languor	A feeling of lack of interest or energy. Summer shows all the languor of a hot breezeless day as the dancer lazily brushes her hand over her brow.
latent	(of a quality or state) existing but not yet developed or manifest; hidden or concealed. Latent diabetes.
lazy	Showing a lack of care. A lazy lowland river.
lethargic	Affected by lethargy; sluggish and apathetic. I felt tired and a little lethargic.
lethargy	A pathological state of sleepiness or deep unresponsiveness and inactivity. There was an air of lethargy about him.
lifeless	Devoid of living things. His lifeless body was taken from the river.
listless	(of a person or their manner) lacking energy or enthusiasm. Bouts of listless depression.
lull	Calm by deception. Conversation lulled for an hour.
nap	A short sleep, especially during the day. There wasn t time for a nap.
quiescence	A state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction. This method has been shown to induce sleep like quiescence in adult animals.
retired	Having left one’s job and ceased to work. A retired headmaster.
sleeping	Lying with head on paws as if sleeping. It was 30 degrees at 1 a m a few weeks ago and sleeping was near impossible.
sluggish	Slow and apathetic. The car had been sluggish all morning.
somnolence	A very sleepy state.
stagnant	Showing no activity; dull and sluggish. A stagnant ditch.
stasis	A stoppage of flow of a body fluid. Creative stasis.
stationary	Not changing in quantity or condition. A stationary population.
tiredness	Temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work. Depression and tiredness caused by overwork.
torpid	(of an animal) dormant, especially during hibernation. A mind grown torpid in old age.
unanimated	Lacking excitement or vitality; dull. The backgrounds are simple unanimated and monochrome.