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Inoperative synonyms

ĭn-ŏp'ər-ə-tĭv, -ŏp'rə-
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ineffectual
Unable or insufficient to produce effect; futile
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  1. Unable or insufficient to produce effect; futile
  2. Weak; lacking forcefulness
  3. Lacking forcefulness or effectiveness; inadequate or incompetent:
unworkable
Not workable or operable; not practical; unmanageable
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  1. Not workable or operable; not practical; unmanageable
  2. Not workable, especially not capable of being put into practice successfully; not practicable:
defective
(Grammar) Lacking one or more of the inflected forms normal for a particular category of word, as the verb may in English.
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  1. (Grammar) Lacking one or more of the inflected forms normal for a particular category of word, as the verb may in English.
  2. Marked by subnormal structure, function, intelligence, or behavior:
  3. Having a defect; faulty:
idle
Not in use or operation:
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  1. Not in use or operation:
  2. Lacking substance, value, or basis:
  3. Not employed or busy:
inactive
(Physics) Showing no optical activity in polarized light
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  1. (Physics) Showing no optical activity in polarized light
  2. Not active, temporarily or permanently
  3. Chemically inert
inert
(Chemistry) Not readily reactive with other elements; forming few or no chemical compounds.
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  1. (Chemistry) Not readily reactive with other elements; forming few or no chemical compounds.
  2. Tending to be physically or mentally inactive; dull; slow
  3. Having or exhibiting little or no activity, esp. chemical activity
Find another word for inoperative. In this page you can discover 16 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for inoperative, like: ineffectual, unworkable, defective, broken, faulty, void, weak, dead, idle, inactive and unworkable.

Sentence Examples

  • The reforms were mainly inoperative and slavery continued.

  • A defensive alliance with Sobieski (August 4, 1677) was rendered inoperative by the annihilation of Sweden's sea-power (battle of Oland, June 17, 1676; battle of Fehmarn, June 1677) and the difficulties of the Polish king.

  • 5, sec. i of the state constitution, authorized the initiative and referendum, but twofifths of the entire number of counties must each furnish for initiative petitions signatures amounting in number to 8% of the whole number of votes cast for governor at the election last preceding the filing of the petition; for referendum petitions two-fifths of the counties must each furnish as signers 5% of the legal voters; and any measure referred to the people shall be in full force unless the petition for the referendum be signed by 15% of the legal voters (whose number is that of the total votes cast for governor, &c., as above) of a majority of the whole number of counties, but that in such case the law to be referred shall be inoperative until it is passed at the popular election.

  • He saw that the amount of money in circulation did not constitute the wealth of the community, and that the prohibition of the export of the precious metals was rendered inoperative by the necessities of trade.

  • A constitution on the French imperial pattern granted by the king remained practically inoperative, an arbitrary bureaucratic regime was instituted, the finances were from the beginning in a hopeless condition, and the country was drained of men and money for Napoleon's wars.

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