Word "DORMANT" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Adjective
Definition:
inactive but capable of becoming active
Synonyms:
abeyant
Examples:
her feelings of affection are dormant but easily awakened

Part of Speech:
Adjective
Definition:
lying with head on paws as if sleeping
Synonyms:
sleeping

Part of Speech:
Adjective
Definition:
in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation
Synonyms:
hibernating, torpid
Examples:
dormant buds

Crossword Clues for DORMANT

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Stepped up to cover fellow sleeping The Times Cryptic 22 Aug 2025
Temporarily inactive, like a volcano, also another word for "lazy"
Matron, not orderly, after end of round, is sleeping (7)
In abeyance temporarily (7)
Stepped up to guard chap sleeping The Telegraph Cryptic 12 Jun 2025
Inactive The Telegraph Quick 09 Jun 2025
Dram not ordered, being asleep (7)
Sleeping dung-beetle chap touched at the front The Telegraph Cryptic 21 May 2025
Sleeping (7) The Guardian Quick 21 Apr 2025
Inactive, as fish are in cold weather (7)
Hibernating The Sun Two Speed 20 Mar 2025
Sleeping duke matron treated The Sun Two Speed 20 Mar 2025
Asleep (7) Puzzler 18 Mar 2025
Slumbering porter missing ring by entrance to theatre (7)
Not active Mirror Quick 07 Mar 2025
Trod warily around fellow who's asleep Mirror Cryptic 07 Mar 2025
Resting, not mad about getting registered (7)
Describes a plant that has temporarily stopped growing (7)
Inactive, as a volcano Premier Sunday 19 Jan 2025
Mort & inactive (7)
Quiet and inactive (7) Mirror Classic 17 Jan 2025
Like a volcano quiet for a long time but that could erupt in future (7)
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Stepped back, There's a fellow inside, sleeping (7)
Sleeping with Rod upset male social worker The Times Quick Cryptic 10 Dec 2024
Don't disturb the ram inside. It's sleeping (7)
Inactive man trod badly
Temporarily inactive, like a volcano, also another word for "lazy"
Sleeping in corridor man-to-man (7)
Hibernating The Sun Two Speed 18 Aug 2024
Sleeping duke matron molested The Sun Two Speed 18 Aug 2024
In suspended animation
Asleep Mirror Quick 05 Jul 2024
Inactive fellow trod awkwardly around Mirror Cryptic 05 Jul 2024
Temporarily quiet or inactive
Inactive chap plugging party on right The Telegraph Cryptic 17 Jun 2024
Walked back around a fellow while sleeping (7)
Inactive The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 29 May 2024
Sleeping man stepped back outside (7)
Latent, inoperative (7)
Temporarily inactive The Times Concise 03 May 2024
Trod on the man sleeping (7)
(Of a plant) alive but not growing
Dorm ain't sleeping after I depart (7)
Not awake in resting-place with a book (7)
Hibernating The Sun Two Speed 08 Feb 2024
Sleeping party worker takes room inside The Sun Two Speed 08 Feb 2024
Sleeping Mirror Tea Time 05 Feb 2024
Trod warily round fellow who's asleep Mirror Cryptic 02 Feb 2024
Latent Mirror Quick 02 Feb 2024
Alive but not growing (7)
Perform with right chap, opening in Tchaikovsky - such as Sleeping Beauty? (7)
Walked back carrying chap, sleeping (7) Puzzler Cryptic 21 Jan 2024
Like Kilimanjaro Wall Street Journal 18 Jan 2024
Stepped back around person sleeping (7)
Stepped back around person sleeping The Telegraph Toughie 09 Jan 2024
Hardly active, Mike enters rave after party
Resting bouncer missing nothing at entrance to theatre The Times Cryptic 21 Dec 2023
Walked over, straddling chap asleep The Telegraph Cryptic 15 Aug 2023
Currently inactive The Guardian Quick 11 Mar 2023
Temporarily inactive The Telegraph Quick 01 Aug 2022
Departs on tram, possibly sleeping The Telegraph Cryptic 13 Jun 2022
Sleeping The Telegraph Quick 22 May 2022
Comatose fellow coming in walked the wrong way The Times Cryptic 14 Apr 2022
Quiet commissionaire misses nothing, given time The Times Cryptic 03 Dec 2021
Asleep, chap in Dortmund half gone The Times Cryptic 24 Nov 2021
Gatekeeper at the end of shift only missed sleeping 
Sleeping The Sun Two Speed 23 May 2021
Inactive Mike in rave after party The Sun Two Speed 23 May 2021
Sleeping party worker takes room inside The Sun Two Speed 02 May 2021
Inactive The Sun Two Speed 02 May 2021
Sleeping duke matron treated The Sun Two Speed 14 Mar 2021
Inactive Frenchman in rave after party The Sun Two Speed 26 Dec 2020
Inactive, as a volcano Eugene Sheffer 23 Dec 2020
Temporarily quiet, party talk loudly about first of members The Telegraph Cryptic 13 Oct 2020
Staff turned on chap that's primarily asleep
Sleeping worker found in a side of dustcart?
Inactive Mike enters rave after party The Sun Two Speed 03 May 2020
Sleeping — something not to do around Sandhurst
Like Mount Kilimanjaro New York Times 07 Jul 2019
Upset staff worker with temperature is sleeping Irish Times Crosaire 04 May 2019
Sleeping male is surrounded by insects
Like Mount Kilimanjaro
Inactive The Telegraph Quick 23 Dec 2018
Do shout to limit male's sleeping The Telegraph Cryptic 20 Nov 2018
Stepped over to cover chap asleep The Telegraph Cryptic 13 Sep 2018
Hibernating dung beetle joins male insect The Telegraph Toughie 04 Sep 2018
Party rave during which maiden is sleeping The Telegraph Cryptic 03 Aug 2018
Sleeping The Times Concise 08 May 2018
Sleeping with party worker Trump oddly ignored earlier
Temporarily quiet The Telegraph Quick 23 Jan 2018
Like Mauna Kea Wall Street Journal 02 Jan 2018
Comatose affair, head of maths gatecrashing rave
Like beauty, a dowry entraps the right man The Times Cryptic 17 May 2017
Sleeping commissionaire overlooks one over entry to theatre
Possibly asleep, certainly inactive
Hibernating The Washington Post 03 Oct 2016
Inactive matador, man that's restricted
Not erupting The Washington Post 11 May 2016
In deep sleep The Times Concise 11 May 2016
Stepped back, admitting race is suspended
Inactive Thomas Joseph 30 Jan 2016
Hibernating New York Times 03 Sep 2015
Fallow Newsday 29 Aug 2015
Please show anger over male being inactive The Telegraph Toughie 05 Jun 2015
Inactive worker chasing sleeping accommodation
Retiring staff worker with temperature is sleeping Irish Times Crosaire 18 Apr 2015
Hibernating The Telegraph Quick 26 Mar 2015
Sluggish river and isle sheltered by point The Telegraph Toughie 20 Feb 2015
Hibernating
Fallow
'Resting' TV presenter's after reduced student accommodation
Walked back around a chap sleeping
Inactive, as a volcano
One round spent, bouncer ending in confinement, inactive
Inactive
Hibernating
Undisclosed
Inactive, as a volcano
Inactive, as a volcano
Inactive
Idle
One way to lie
One way to lie
Quiescent
Not erupting
Inactive, as a volcano
Like Fuji
In abeyance
Comatose fellow coming in walked the wrong way
Torpid
Latent
Still
Passive
Inactive.
Asleep
In abeyance.
Quiet.
Asleep.
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