vegetating
The word “vegetating” has 4 syllables: veg-e-tat-ing.
It's pronounced as /ˈvɛdʒəˌteɪtɪŋ/.
What is synonym and antonym for vegetating?
In the thesaurus, “vegetating” has 28 synonyms and 14 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for vegetating along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for vegetating
- arrested
- asleep
- burgeoning
- chilling
- dormant
- fallow
- fledgling
- growing
- idle
- idling
- incipient
- inert
- latent
- lazing
- lethargy
- lifeless
- loafing
- nascent
- nonproductive
- promising
- quiescent
- relaxing
- resting
- sleepy
- sluggishness
- stagnating
- stagnation
- unproductive
Antonyms for vegetating
- active
- alive
- energy
- functional
- functioning
- going
- live
- living
- on
- operating
- operational
- operative
- vigor
- working
Meanings of vegetating
- verb
- (of a plant) To grow or sprout.
- (of a wart etc) To spread abnormally.
- To live or spend a period of time in a dull, inactive, unchallenging way.
Example Sentences
- After a busy week, he spent the weekend vegetating on the couch, watching movies.
- The patient was advised to avoid vegetating in bed after surgery and instead encouraged to walk.
- During the summer break, some students prefer vegetating at home rather than going on vacations.
- Without any hobbies or activities, he felt like he was just vegetating through life.
- The prisoners complained about vegetating in their cells without any meaningful activities to occupy their time.
On this page you'll find 42 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to vegetating, such as: active, alive, arrested, asleep, burgeoning, chilling, dormant.
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