Synonyms for Hibernation
hi·ber·na·tion

Princeton's WordNet

1. hibernationnoun

   the torpid or resting state in which some animals pass the winter

2. hibernationnoun

   cessation from or slowing of activity during the winter; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals

3. hibernationnoun

   the act of retiring into inactivity

   "he emerged from his hibernation to make his first appearance in several years"

Matched Categories

1. • Dormancy
   • Retirement
   • Torpor

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1. List of paraphrases for "hibernation":

   hibernate, hibernating, hibernacula, overwintering

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1. David Kelly:

   Consumers go into hibernation. That gives everyone a chance to catch up.

2. Prime Minister Scott Morrison:

   This is part of the hibernation strategy of ensuring we keep people connected with their businesses and with their jobs, so on the other side of this, Australia can bounce back stronger.

3. John Paulson:

   The gold fund is in hibernation, it makes up a little over 1 percent of our assets and we don't market it, but we keep it alive.

4. Meghan Day:

   Hibernation and isolation can feed a depressed mood, surround yourself with friends, even if you don't feel like it. Not only are you distracting yourself from your possibly blue thoughts, but being out with others provides you with opportunities for pleasure and joy.

5. Hugh Perry:

   We now need to find something to reproduce the effect of brain cooling. We need to find drugs which can induce the effects of hibernation and hypothermia.