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Synonyms for sedentary
ˈsɛd nˌtɛr iseden·ta·ry

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Wiktionary5.0 / 2 votes

  1. sedentaryadjective

    Synonyms:
    settled

    Antonyms:
    active, migratory

  2. sedentaryadjective

    Not moving; relatively still; staying in the vicinity.

    Synonyms:
    settled

    Antonyms:
    migratory, active

  3. sedentaryadjective

    Not moving much; sitting around.

    Synonyms:
    settled

    Antonyms:
    active, migratory

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms4.0 / 1 vote

  1. sedentary

    Synonyms:
    close, assiduous, studious

    Antonyms:
    active, free, erratic, locomotive

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. sedentaryadjective

    requiring sitting or little activity

    "forced by illness to lead a sedentary life"

    Antonyms:
    active

Editors Contribution0.0 / 0 votes

  1. desk-bound

    motionless, lazy

    i've been sedentary behind this computer for hours now

    Submitted by rinat on August 15, 2019  

PPDB, the paraphrase database1.0 / 1 vote

  1. List of paraphrases for "sedentary":

    static, settled, inactive, untrained

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Words popularity by usage frequency

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#735close
#2711static
#7877settled
#10506inactive
#42513sedentary
#48964untrained
#91526studious
#128863assiduous

How to use sedentary in a sentence?

  1. Samantha Heller:

    Unfortunately, although coffee contains compounds that have antioxidant effects and anti-inflammatory properties, drinking a few cups of coffee a day can not undo the systematic damage that is the result of being overweight or obese, sedentary, excessive alcohol consumption or drastically mitigate an unhealthy diet.

  2. Chris Thomas:

    There is this fear of movement that transplant recipients feel, and they can become sedentary, whereas all of the evidence shows now that the fitter and the more active they can be around that transplanted organ, the more likely they are to actually hold onto that organ for many, many years to come.

  3. Slawek Tulaczyk:

    Forms of life that are sedentary will be stoned to death, the only things that can successfully explore food resources are things that can swim.

  4. Your Newborn:

    Keep these guidelines in mind when planning Jennifer Shu child's daily routine. Make sleep and physical activity a priority, by working on those aspects first, screen time and sedentary behaviors should naturally stay fairly low.

  5. Eddie Phillips:

    It is a valid criticism to say we have not convinced the public to walk more appreciably, and those recommendations will remain, but if we can now recommend to patients that, ‘Gees, if you just get up out of your chair when the commercial comes on or drink more water and have to go to the bathroom,’ even that is enough to break up the prolonged sedentary bouts they describe in the research.


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