Synonyms for sedentary
ˈsɛd nˌtɛr iseden·ta·ry

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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 AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. sedentary

   Synonyms:
   close, assiduous, studious

   Antonyms:
   active, free, erratic, locomotive

Princeton's WordNetRate this antonym:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sedentaryadjective

   requiring sitting or little activity

   "forced by illness to lead a sedentary life"

   Antonyms:
   active

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1. desk-bound

   motionless, lazy

   i've been sedentary behind this computer for hours now

   Submitted by rinat on August 15, 2019  

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1. List of paraphrases for "sedentary":

   static, settled, inactive, untrained

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1. Eman Joharjy:

   Women feel encouraged by the government support. They are telling them, 'You can go run and play sports', but let's change from a sedentary society to a more active one.

2. Robert Kauffman:

   Many men and women – despite good patient education efforts – simply elect not to take medication, fail to change habits like being sedentary with no exercise program, refuse to change dietary and caloric intake, etc., some of this is disease denial. If they feel healthy, they rationalize taking medication is not needed.

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. Luis Fernando Arias:

   The Nukak are now sedentary, which implies a different connection and relationship with the land and how they live. This causes uncertainty and emotional instability.

5. Yeonju Kim:

   The types of relationship between sedentary time and cardiovascular disease (CVD) events will provide different kind of recommendations for the restriction of sedentary time to prevent CVD events in the future.