Vocabulary
Stagnant
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
(of a body of water or the atmosphere of a confined space) having no current or flow and often having an unpleasant smell as a consequence.
Urdu meaning
جنونی مذہبی جنون متعصب
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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The burden will fall mainly on ordinary citizens already facing high living costs and stagnant incomes.
Dawn Editorials —
Petrol shock
— 2026-03-08
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This isn`t happening due to stagnant economic growth and investment, creating generational discontent a potential driver of future volatility and unrest.Technology has a defining and empowering role in youth lives.
Dawn Editorials —
Young and restless
— 2026-03-02
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7 HE planning minister`s proposal to declare an `export emergency` reflects a growing realisation that there can be no sustainable growth path without tackling deep-seated external-sector weaknesses rooted in low, stagnant exports.
Dawn Editorials —
Enhancing exports
— 2026-01-14
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Deindustrialisation and stagnant incomes became the norm, leading to what economists now call the `middle income trap`.
Dawn Editorials —
A lost decade
— 2026-01-05
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Investment, including FDI, remains stagnant.
Dawn Editorials —
A national agenda for 2026
— 2026-01-05
Synonyms
still, motionless, immobile, inert, lifeless, dead, standing, slack, static, stationary
Antonyms
flowing, running, fresh
Curator example
“a stagnant ditch”
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