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

Need another word that means the same as “stasis”? Find 25 synonyms and 30 related words for “stasis” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Stasis” are: inactivity, inaction, inactiveness, inertness, dormancy, passivity, apathy, accidie, malaise, stagnation, dullness, enervation, sluggishness, lethargy, languor, listlessness, torpor, torpidity, idleness, indolence, laziness, sloth, slothfulness, obstruction, blocking

Stasis as a Noun

Definitions of "Stasis" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “stasis” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• Inactivity resulting from a static balance between opposing forces.
• An abnormal state in which the normal flow of a liquid (such as blood) is slowed or stopped.
• A stoppage of flow of a body fluid.
• A period or state of inactivity or equilibrium.
• Civil strife.

Synonyms of "Stasis" as a noun (25 Words)

accidie	Spiritual or mental sloth; apathy.
apathy	An absence of emotion or enthusiasm. Widespread apathy among students.
blocking	The action or fact of blocking or obstructing someone or something. The issue led to the disruption of classes and the blocking of the Kakata highway by angry students.
dormancy	A state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction. The insects are able to enter prolonged states of dormancy allowing them to resist freezing.
dullness	The quality of not perceiving things distinctly. The dullness of the colours.
enervation	A feeling of being drained of energy or vitality; fatigue. A sense of enervation.
idleness	Laziness; indolence. We suffered a period of enforced idleness.
inaction	The state of being inactive. Future generations will condemn us for inaction.
inactiveness	The state of being inactive.
inactivity	The state of being inactive. People are frustrated with government inactivity.
indolence	Inactivity resulting from a dislike of work. My failure is probably due to my own indolence.
inertness	The tendency of a body to maintain its state of rest or uniform motion unless acted upon by an external force.
languor	An oppressive stillness of the air. The afternoon was hot quiet and heavy with languor.
laziness	Relaxed and easy activity. The laziness of the day helped her to relax.
lethargy	Weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy. There was an air of lethargy about him.
listlessness	Inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of vigor or energy.
malaise	Physical discomfort (as mild sickness or depression. A general air of malaise.
obstruction	The physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction. He was charged with obstruction of a police officer in the execution of his duty.
passivity	The trait of remaining inactive; a lack of initiative. The perceived passivity of the populace is deceptive.
sloth	A slow-moving tropical American mammal that hangs upside down from the branches of trees using its long limbs and hooked claws. The pair had been attacked by a sloth of bears.
slothfulness	A disinclination to work or exert yourself.
sluggishness	The pace of things that move relatively slowly. The general appearance of sluggishness alarmed his friends.
stagnation	The state of not flowing or moving. Blocked drains resulting in water stagnation.
torpidity	Inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of vigor or energy.
torpor	A state of physical or mental inactivity; lethargy. He fell into a deep torpor.

Usage Examples of "Stasis" as a noun

• Long periods of stasis.
• Creative stasis.

Associations of "Stasis" (30 Words)

abeyance	The position of being without, or of waiting for, an owner or claimant. Matters were held in abeyance pending further enquiries.
cease	Cease is a noun only in the phrase without cease end. The hostilities ceased and normal life was resumed.
cessation	A stopping. A cessation of the thunder.
deadlock	Secure a door with a deadlock. Ashton broke the deadlock with a penalty after 15 minutes.
desist	Stop doing something; cease or abstain. Each pledged to desist from acts of sabotage.
discontinue	Cease taking (a newspaper or periodical) or paying (a subscription). Their current top of the range running shoe is being discontinued.
discontinuity	Lack of connection or continuity. There is no significant discontinuity between modern and primitive societies.
dormancy	The state in which a disease causes no symptoms but is not cured and is liable to recur. Dormancy allows woody plants to survive these unfavourable conditions.
dormant	(of a plant or bud) alive but not actively growing. Dormant butterflies.
drowsy	Showing lack of attention or boredom. A drowsy suburb called Surrey Hills.
halt	Come to a halt stop moving. During the halt he got some lunch.
halting	Fragmentary or halting from emotional strain. Uttered a few halting words of sorrow.
hiatus	An interruption in the intensity or amount of something. There was a brief hiatus in the war with France.
hibernation	The act of retiring into inactivity. Grizzly bears gorge on seeds to prepare for hibernation.
intermission	A time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something. He was granted an intermission in his studies.
interruption	The action of interrupting or being interrupted. A chance to study without interruption.
momentarily	For an instant or moment. My husband will be here to pick me up momentarily.
pause	Interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing. She paused at a loss for words.
preside	Act as president. Johnson has presided over eight matches since Beck s dismissal.
quiescence	Inactivity or dormancy. This method has been shown to induce sleep like quiescence in adult animals.
reawaken	(with reference to a feeling or state) emerge or cause to emerge again; awaken again. His departure reawakened deep divisions within the party.
recess	Make a recess in. The lights are going to be recessed into the ceiling.
refrain	Resist doing something. He refrained from hitting him back.
relaxation	The loss of tension in a part of the body, especially in a muscle when it ceases to contract. The relaxation of requirements.
respite	Grant a respite to someone especially a person condemned to death. The execution was only respited a few months.
rest	Be at rest. The field should be grazed or rested.
stanch	Stop the flow of a liquid.
standstill	A situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible. The traffic came to a standstill.
suspension	Temporary cessation or suspension. The investigation led to the suspension of several officers.
waken	Stop sleeping. She wakened the child and dressed her.