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sedentary

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore S words

characterized by much sitting and little physical activity

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Sedentary in a sentence

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A sedentary lifestyle increases the risk of heart disease.

Synonyms
inactivestationarydesk-bound
Antonyms
activemobile
Common questions

Questions about “sedentary

Sedentary (adjective) means characterized by much sitting and little physical activity
Here is sedentary used in an example sentence: "A sedentary lifestyle increases the risk of heart disease."
Common synonyms for sedentary include inactive, stationary, desk-bound.
Antonyms of sedentary include active, mobile.
Sedentary is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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