Synonyms of the word

dormant

• adj. Inactive, sleeping, asleep, suspended.
• adj. (heraldry) In a sleeping posture; distinguished from couchant.

asleep

• adj. In a state of sleep; also, broadly, resting.
• adj. (slang) Inattentive.
• adj. (of a body part) Having a numb or prickling sensation accompanied by a degree of unresponsiveness.
• adj. (euphemistic) dead.

hibernating

• v. present participle of hibernate.

inactive

• adj. Not active, temporarily or permanently.
• adj. Not functioning or operating; broken down.
• adj. Retired from duty or service.
• adj. (chemistry) Relatively inert.
• adj. (physics) Showing no optical activity in polarized light.

quiescent

• adj. Inactive, quiet, at rest.
• adj. (grammar) Not sounded; silent.
• adj. (cell biology) Non-proliferating.

sleeping

• v. present participle of sleep.
• adj. Asleep.
• adj. Used for sleep; used to produce sleep.
• n. The state of being asleep, or an instance of this.

torpid

• adj. unmoving.
• adj. dormant or hibernating.
• adj. lazy, lethargic or apathetic.
• n. (Britain, Oxford University slang) An inferior racing boat, or one who rows in such a boat.