Inactive

/ɪnˈæktɪv/

Synonyms for "inactive" (210 found)

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Closest matches (42)

Adjective(10 words)

dormant passive adynamicdead organism dnadead statusdead systemsdetacheddormant statedormant systemdormy

abeyant apathetic asleepat a standstillcalm cataleptic catatonic contemplative dead defunct deliberate disengageddo nothingdo-nothing dopey dormant dull easy

Adjective(4 words)

abeyantat restcessant dormant

Verb(6 words)

archived benched caged ceased deactivated decommissioned

Noun(4 words)

dead channeldeadnessdeserted islanddisabled

Strong matches (63)

Adjective(18 words)

evolutionary pause phasefallow land managementfallow land policyfallow soilhypoactive idleidle activityidle eventidle exerciseidle machineidle processidle resourcesidle systemidlestinert energy stateinoperativeinoperative systemlatent

extinct flat foul groggy hasteless heavy idle immobilein abeyancein suspenseinanimate indolent inert inoperative jobless lackadaisicallaissez fairelaissez-aller laissez-faire languid

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languorous latent lazy leaden leisure leisurely lethargic lifeless listless logy meditative motionless

Adjective(4 words)

fallow inert languid latent

Noun(6 words)

fallow landidle formidle periodidle waitingidlinginert processes

Verb(3 words)

idled lapsed mothballed

Related words (105)

Adjective(28 words)

motionlessmotionless statenegative controlnondynamicnongrowth environmentnonmember nonoperationalnonoperational hoursnonparticipatoryoffline toolotiosepassive audiencepassive learning climatepassive memberpassive unitrestingromanian pasivitatestatic stillunconnected elements

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unenergized unengaged unenrgetic unparticipatingunpowered applianceunregistered unrevived zero-output

neuter neutral ossifiedout of workpacific paralytic paralyzed passive peaceful phlegmatic placid powerless procrastinating quiescent quiet quietist quietistic relaxed resting sedentary

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Adjective(12 words)

nonactive quiescent sedent sedentary silent slow suspended torpid unactive unbusy unemployed unoccupied

Noun(7 words)

nonresponsesedentary behaviorspanish pasivostandby modeswitch-offturned off lightszero force

Adverb(1 words)

off

Verb(5 words)

shutshut downshuttered stagnated vegetating

Related word relations

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7 relation types

More general

3 entries

condition state status

More specific

7 entries

detached dormant idle nonmember resting unengaged unregistered

Collocations

5 entries

inactive deviceinactive memberinactive periodinactive stateinactive status

Inflections

2 entries

more inactivemost inactive

Derivations

3 entries

inactivate inactively inactivity

Antonyms

1 entries

active

similar

34 entries

abeyant dark dead dead-end desk-bound deskbound dormant dull flat hands-off hypoactive idle indolent inert latent lethargic

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Translations

2 translations across 1 languages.

Polish

2 entries

bierny adj (in chemistry, not readily reacting with other elements or compounds)
obojętny adj (in chemistry, not readily reacting with other elements or compounds)

Sample sentences

18 total sentences available.

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The rain is radiologically inactive this time.

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As long as a bear is relatively inactive, and is not exposed to wind, it does not burn excessive energy in cold weather.

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The inactive child is far more inclined to live in a world of fantasy.

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This volcano has been inactive for hundreds of years.

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