Brackish is a quality normally associated with stagnant water, so that would be a statement that a relationship is stagnating, which is to say, not going anywhere.
because it takes two people to make a relationship work or to take it to the next level, so if one person doesn't feel like they are totally in to it, then the relationship stays stagnant...
A stagnant swamp is often referred to as a "dead swamp" or simply a "stagnant marshland."
Do not refill your canteen from stagnant water. I left the company because my career became stagnant.
Active, energetic, and dynamic are a few antonyms of stagnant.
methane is produced in the stagnant water in rice fields...
The stagnant water smelled nasty.
Unlike rushing water in a river, water in a pond is stationary and stagnant. 1 stagnant water or air is not moving and therefore smells unpleasant: Few fish survive in the stagnant waters of the lake. 2 not developing, growing or changing: The new investments are aimed at reviving the stagnant economy. The housing market has been largely stagnant over the past few months.
The elephants gathered around a stagnant watering hole since they were too tired to look for a freshwater source. The stagnant water smelled awful.
The water in the stagnant pond quickly took on an unpleasant smell.
Then it's dirty. Good point. Stagnant MEANS dirty.
The stagnant water was unsafe to drink because it was not moving.