All dormant synonyms
dor·mant
D d adj dormant
- latent — present but not visible, apparent, or actualized; existing as potential: latent ability.
- inert — having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active): inert matter.
- inoperative — not operative; not in operation.
- passive — not reacting visibly to something that might be expected to produce manifestations of an emotion or feeling.
- asleep — Someone who is asleep is sleeping.
- comatose — A person who is comatose is in a coma.
- sluggish — indisposed to action or exertion; lacking in energy; lazy; indolent: a sluggish disposition.
- down — from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.
- fallow — pale-yellow; light-brown; dun.
- lethargic — of, relating to, or affected with lethargy; drowsy; sluggish; apathetic.
- lurking — to lie or wait in concealment, as a person in ambush; remain in or around a place secretly or furtively.
- potential — possible, as opposed to actual: the potential uses of nuclear energy.
- quiescent — being at rest; quiet; still; inactive or motionless: a quiescent mind.
- slack — not tight, taut, firm, or tense; loose: a slack rope.
- suspended — to hang by attachment to something above: to suspend a chandelier from the ceiling.
- torpid — inactive or sluggish.
- abeyant — temporarily inactive, stopped, or suspended.
- on the shelf — a thin slab of wood, metal, etc., fixed horizontally to a wall or in a frame, for supporting objects.
- prepatent — the exclusive right granted by a government to an inventor to manufacture, use, or sell an invention for a certain number of years.
- slumbering — to sleep, especially lightly; doze; drowse.
- smoldering — to burn without flame; undergo slow or suppressed combustion.
adjective dormant
- inactive — not active: an inactive volcano.
- sleeping — the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
- quiet — making no noise or sound, especially no disturbing sound: quiet neighbors.
- undeveloped — not developed.
- hidden — concealed; obscure; covert: hidden meaning; hidden hostility.
- unexpressed — not expressed; not indicated or communicated, as in words, intimations, or the like: an unexpressed desire.