Inactive synonyms and antonyms

ĭn-ăk'tĭv

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dormant
Present but not active or manifest though capable of becoming so:
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still
Making or characterized by no sound or faint sound:
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idle
The definition of idle is doing nothing or not filled with activities or actions.
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stable
The definition of stable is something steady that is not prone to change, someone who is level headed and who isn't subject to wild swings of emotion.
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indolent
Slow to heal
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motionless
Having or making no motion.
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unoccupied
Not being used; vacant or free
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quiescent
(Medicine) Asymptomatic:
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sedentary (related)
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lazy (related)
Unwilling to do work or make an effort.
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active (antonym)
Actual, not just nominal; participating
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busy (antonym)
Engaged in another activity or by someone else.
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involved (antonym)
Emotionally committed:
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action (related)
Designating or of a type of film characterized by a fast-paced plot, a series of suspenseful confrontations, violent fight and chase scenes, etc.
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dull (related)
Sluggish, listless.
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stagnant
Showing little or no activity or vitality; inactive or sluggish:
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inert
Not chemically reactive.
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inoperative
Not operative; not working; not functioning; without effect
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unemployed
Having no use, not doing work
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latent
The definition of latent is something present but invisible or hidden.
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used (related)
Not new; secondhand:
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non-active (related)
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sluggish
Displaying little movement or activity; slow; inactive:
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at-rest
Inert
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dilatory
Causing or tending to cause delay; meant to gain time, defer action, etc.
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in abeyance
Inert
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otiose
Reluctant to work or to exert oneself.
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passive
(Psychology) Being inactive and submissive in a relationship, especially in a sexual one.
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slothful
Disinclined to work or exertion; lazy.
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slow
Taking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action; not quick in motion; proceeding at a low speed.
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static
Relating to or producing static electricity.
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supine
With the palm upward or away from the body
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working (antonym)
Taken while continuing to work:
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unused
Not used; not in use
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vacant
Having no occupant
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abeyant
Being in a state of abeyance. [Mid 19th century.]
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show (related)
Show describes something related to a performance.
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nonoperational
Not associated with operation
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operational (antonym)
Fit for proper functioning; ready for use:
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languid
Without interest or spirit; listless; indifferent
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slack
Barely moving
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  • During the national war he was inactive because he was not needed.

  • Let's chalk it up to an inactive spring.

  • Prince Andrew's regiment was among the reserves which till after one o'clock were stationed inactive behind Semenovsk, under heavy artillery fire.

  • In addition, radium evolves an "emanation" which is an extraordinarily inert gas, recalling the "inactive" gases of the atmosphere.

  • Hydrolysis of the bound GTP to GDP + P i converts the protein to the inactive conformation.

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