adjective · neutral
sedentary
UK/ˈsedəntri/US/ˈsɛdənˌtɛri/SED·en·ta·ry
Band 5-6speakingtask2
involving little physical activity; sitting for long periods
Examples
“Many modern jobs are quite sedentary.”
“A sedentary lifestyle can increase the risk of obesity and heart disease.”
“Doctors recommend breaks to reduce the harms of a sedentary day at the office.”
Band 8 sentence
“A sedentary lifestyle, exacerbated by office work and long commutes, contributes significantly to rising obesity rates.”
Collocations
- sedentary lifestyle
- lead a sedentary life
- be sedentary
Word family
sedentary adjectivesedentariness nounsedentarily adverb
Common mistakes
He is lazy.→He leads a sedentary lifestyle.
Many people have an inactive job which is sedentary.→Many people have sedentary jobs.
Say it for a higher band
5lazy→6inactive→7+sedentary
Synonyms
inactive
Easily confused
inactive
“After his surgery he was inactive for weeks.”
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