Antonyms for stagnation


Grammar : Noun
Spell : stag-ney-shuh n
Phonetic Transcription : stægˈneɪ ʃən


Definition of stagnation

  • noun inactivity
Example sentences :
  • True, we have come far from the days of stagnation and despair.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • Thus the stagnation of the lower orders could easily be understood.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • The inventor of words being a patron of the flux, was a great enemy to stagnation.
  • Extract from : « Cratylus » by Plato
  • Only her heart lived; lived with the passive life of stagnation.
  • Extract from : « Garrison's Finish » by W. B. M. Ferguson
  • He looked to Barbara like an undertaker who mourned the stagnation of trade.
  • Extract from : « Cruel Barbara Allen » by David Christie Murray
  • Stability brought the danger of stagnation, to which we succumbed.
  • Extract from : « The Status Civilization » by Robert Sheckley
  • The latter fact he might have deduced from the stagnation of the atmosphere.
  • Extract from : « The Yellow Claw » by Sax Rohmer
  • Yet he would rather have Craddock, and the town open, than Morgan and stagnation.
  • Extract from : « Trail's End » by George W. Ogden
  • Like a stone plumped into a pool the major and Harry reëntered this stagnation.
  • Extract from : « The Coast of Chance » by Esther Chamberlain
  • Such a thing as absolute rest, or stagnation, is unknown in the universe.
  • Extract from : « Aether and Gravitation » by William George Hooper

Synonyms for stagnation

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