Synonyms for stagnation
stag·na·tion

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1. stagnation, stagnancy, doldrumsnoun

   a state of inactivity (in business or art etc)

   "economic growth of less than 1% per year is considered to be economic stagnation"

   Synonyms:
   stagnancy, doldrums

2. stagnation, stagnancynoun

   inactivity of liquids; being stagnant; standing still; without current or circulation

   Synonyms:
   stagnancy, doldrums

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1. • Inaction

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1. List of paraphrases for "stagnation":

   stalemate, impasse, deadlock, standstill, recession, stagnating, slump, sluggishness, paralysis, inertia, gridlock, logjam, stalling

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1. Bertrand Russell:

   Too little liberty brings stagnation and too much brings chaos.

2. Mario Cuomo:

   We work harder and we earn less. Income inequality is at the highest point in over a century. While American capitalism never guaranteed success, it did guarantee opportunity, for too many, the dream of economic mobility has been replaced with a nightmare of economic stagnation.

3. Chris Williamson:

   The region is on course to see a mere 0.1 percent GDP growth in the final quarter of the year, with a strong likelihood of the near-stagnation turning to renewed contraction in the new year unless demand shows signs of reviving.

4. Mario Cuomo:

   For too many, the dream of economic mobility has been replaced with a nightmare of economic stagnation.

5. Leonardo DaVinci:

   Iron rusts from disuse water loses its purity from stagnation and in cold weather becomes frozen even so does inaction sap the vigors of the mind.