Synonyms of dormant

Adjective

1. dormant, hibernating(prenominal), torpid, asleep(predicate) (vs. awake)

usage: in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation; "dormant buds"; "a hibernating bear"; "torpid frogs"

2. dormant (vs. active), inactive, quiescent

usage: (of e.g. volcanos) not erupting and not extinct ; "a dormant volcano"

3. dormant(postnominal), sleeping, unerect (vs. erect)

usage: lying with head on paws as if sleeping

4. abeyant, dormant, inactive (vs. active)

usage: inactive but capable of becoming active; "her feelings of affection are dormant but easily awakened"

Definition and meaning of dormant (Dictionary)