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inactive

/ inactive /
adjective/adjective satellite

Definitions & Examples

adjective Sense 1
not active physically or mentally
"illness forced him to live an inactive life"
"dreamy and inactive by nature"
Similar:
desk-bound deskbound dormant hypoactive underactive inert sluggish torpid
Opposites:
active
See also:
lethargic unergetic
adjective satellite Sense 2
not engaged in military action
Similar:
nonoperational
adjective satellite Sense 3
not in physical motion
"the inertia of an object at rest"
Similar:
nonmoving unmoving
adjective Sense 4
not active or exerting influence
Similar:
quiescent
Opposites:
active
adjective satellite Sense 5
not participating in a chemical reaction
"desired amounts of inactive chlorine"
Similar:
unreactive
adjective Sense 6
not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly
Similar:
arrested in remission dead-end indolent latent quiescent
Opposites:
active
Domain:
pathology
adjective Sense 7
lacking activity; lying idle or unused
"an inactive mine"
"inactive accounts"
"inactive machinery"
Similar:
closed dark dead dull slow sluggish idle unused
Opposites:
active
adjective Sense 8
not engaged in full-time work
"inactive reserve"
"an inactive member of the department"
Similar:
off(p) off duty(p) off-duty(a) on leave retired
Opposites:
active
Domain:
military armed forces armed services
adjective Sense 9
of e.g. volcanos; temporarily inactive
"a dormant volcano"
Similar:
quiescent
Opposites:
extinct active
adjective Sense 10
lacking in energy or will
"Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself"- George Meredith"
Similar:
hands-off resistless supine unresisting
Opposites:
active
adjective satellite Sense 11
temporarily inactive
Similar:
delayed
adjective Sense 12
of e.g. volcanos; permanently inactive
"an extinct volcano"
Similar:
dead
Opposites:
active dormant
Semantic Complexity
86%
Sense Count
12
Total Synonyms
39
Total Relationships
51
Times Searched
3
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desk-bound deskbound dormant hypoactive underactive inert sluggish torpid active nonoperational nonmoving unmoving