Synonyms & related words for sedentary

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of sedentary — including inactive, sitting. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to sedentary

Explore words related to sedentary — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include sedentariness, chairborne, inactivity, obese, inactively, slothful, obesely, leisured. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for sedentary

Common synonyms for sedentary include inactive, sitting — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does sedentary come from?

The word sedentary breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root sed-, from Latin sedeo (“sit”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.