Dormancy
Dormancy noun - Lack of action or activity.
Usage example: a fighting force that could be roused instantly from dormancy to action
Sluggishness and dormancy are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sluggishness" instead a noun "Dormancy".
Nearby Word: dormant
Sluggishness
Sluggishness noun - The pace of things that move relatively slowly.
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Synonyms for Sluggishness
Dormancy and sluggishness are semantically related. You can use "Dormancy" instead a noun "Sluggishness".
Nearby Words: sluggish, sluggishly
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Related pairs
- laziness and dormancy
- laziness and sluggishness
- indolence and dormancy
- indolence and sluggishness
- lassitude and dormancy
- lassitude and sluggishness
- quiescence and dormancy
- quiescence and sluggishness
- apathy and dormancy
- apathy and sluggishness
- slumber and dormancy
- slumber and sluggishness
- listlessness and dormancy
- listlessness and sluggishness
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