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in-active
adjective as in inactive
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adjective as in inanimate
adjective as in indolent
adjective as in inert
adjective as in languid
adjective as in latent
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Weak matches
adjective as in lethargic
adjective as in asleep
adjective as in neutral
Strongest matches
Strong matches
adjective as in old
adjective as in paralytic
Strongest match
Strong matches
adjective as in quiet
Strong matches
adjective as in restful
adjective as in sedentary
Strongest match
adjective as in slack
Strongest matches
adjective as in sleepy
adjective as in slothful
adjective as in slow
Strongest matches
Strong matches
adjective as in slow
adjective as in sluggish
adjective as in stagnant
adjective as in static
adjective as in stolid
adjective as in torpid
Weak matches
adjective as in unemployed
Strongest matches
adjective as in paralyzed
adjective as in recessive
adjective as in sleeping
adjective as in unoccupied
adjective as in calm
adjective as in otiose
adjective as in retired
Strongest matches
Weak matches
adjective as in sleeping
adjective as in unoccupied
adjective as in fainéant
adjective as in hebetudinous
adjective as in insentient
adjective as in languorous
Strongest matches
Weak matches
- apathetic
- blah
- blahs
- comatose
- dopey
- easy
- energyless
- enervated
- faint
- feeble
- flagging
- heavy
- impassive
- inactive
- indifferent
- inert
- infirm
- languishing
- lazy
- leaden
- lethargic
- limp
- listless
- lymphatic
- moony
- nebbish
- phlegmatic
- pining
- sickly
- sleepyhead
- slow
- sluggish
- snoozy
- spiritless
- supine
- torpid
- unconcerned
- unenthusiastic
- uninterested
- weak
- weary
- wimpy
adjective as in lymphatic
Weak matches
- apathetic
- blah
- blahs
- comatose
- dopey
- easy
- energyless
- enervated
- faint
- feeble
- flagging
- heavy
- impassive
- inactive
- indifferent
- inert
- infirm
- lackadaisical
- laid-back
- languishing
- languorous
- lazy
- leaden
- leisurely
- lethargic
- limp
- listless
- moony
- nebbish
- phlegmatic
- pining
- sickly
- sleepyhead
- slow
- sluggish
- snoozy
- spiritless
- supine
- torpid
- unconcerned
- unenthusiastic
- unhurried
- uninterested
- weak
- weary
- wimpy
adjective as in nodding
adjective as in nonaligned
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Weak matches
- aloof
- bystanding
- calm
- clinical
- collected
- cool
- detached
- disengaged
- disinterested
- easy
- fair-minded
- impersonal
- inactive
- indifferent
- inert
- middle-of-road
- neuter
- nonbelligerent
- nonchalant
- noncombatant
- nonparticipating
- on sidelines
- on the fence
- pacifistic
- poker-faced
- relaxed
- unaligned
- uncommitted
- unconcerned
- undecided
- uninvolved
- unprejudiced
adjective as in slow-footed
Strongest match
Weak matches
- apathetic
- crawling
- creeping
- dawdling
- delaying
- deliberate
- dilatory
- disinclined
- dreamy
- drowsy
- easy
- gradual
- heavy
- idle
- imperceptible
- inactive
- indolent
- inert
- lackadaisical
- laggard
- lagging
- leaden
- leisurely
- lethargic
- listless
- loitering
- measured
- moderate
- negligent
- passive
- phlegmatic
- plodding
- ponderous
- postponing
- procrastinating
- quiet
- reluctant
- remiss
- slack
- sleepy
- slothful
- slow-going
- slow-moving
- slow-paced
- sluggish
- snaillike
- stagnant
- supine
- torpid
- tortoiselike
adjective as in slow-going
Weak matches
- apathetic
- crawling
- creeping
- dawdling
- delaying
- deliberate
- dilatory
- disinclined
- dreamy
- drowsy
- easy
- gradual
- heavy
- idle
- imperceptible
- inactive
- indolent
- inert
- lackadaisical
- laggard
- lagging
- leaden
- leisurely
- lethargic
- listless
- loitering
- measured
- moderate
- negligent
- passive
- phlegmatic
- plodding
- ponderous
- postponing
- procrastinating
- quiet
- reluctant
- remiss
- slack
- sleepy
- slothful
- slow-footed
- slow-moving
- slow-paced
- sluggish
- snaillike
- stagnant
- supine
- tardy
- torpid
- tortoiselike
adjective as in slow-paced
Weak matches
- apathetic
- crawling
- creeping
- dawdling
- delaying
- deliberate
- dilatory
- disinclined
- dreamy
- drowsy
- easy
- gradual
- heavy
- idle
- imperceptible
- inactive
- indolent
- inert
- lackadaisical
- laggard
- lagging
- leaden
- leisurely
- lethargic
- listless
- loitering
- measured
- moderate
- negligent
- passive
- phlegmatic
- plodding
- ponderous
- postponing
- procrastinating
- quiet
- reluctant
- remiss
- slack
- sleepy
- slothful
- slow-footed
- slow-going
- slow-moving
- sluggish
- snaillike
- stagnant
- supine
- tardy
- torpid
- tortoiselike
adjective as in slumberous
adjective as in somnifacient
adjective as in somniferous
adjective as in somnific
adjective as in stuporous
Weak matches
- accustomed
- apathetic
- benumbed
- blank
- boring
- callous
- colorless
- dead
- depressed
- empty
- even
- flat
- heavy
- impassible
- inactive
- indifferent
- inert
- insensible
- insensitive
- jejune
- languid
- lifeless
- listless
- lumpy
- monotonous
- numb
- passionless
- placid
- prosaic
- quiet
- regular
- routine
- slack
- slow
- sluggish
- spiritless
- stagnant
- still
- stolid
- torpid
- unexciting
- unresponsive
- unsympathetic
- usual
- vacuous
- wooden
adjective as in stuporous
Weak matches
- apathetic
- blah
- comatose
- debilitated
- dilatory
- dopey
- dormant
- draggy
- drowsy
- dull
- enervated
- having spring fever
- heavy
- hebetudinous
- idle
- impassive
- inactive
- indifferent
- inert
- lackadaisical
- laggard
- laid-back
- languid
- languorous
- listless
- moony
- nebbish
- out of it
- passive
- phlegmatic
- sleepy
- sleepyhead
- slothful
- slow
- sluggish
- slumberous
- snoozy
- somnolent
- spiritless
- stolid
- stretchy
- stupefied
- stupid
- supine
- torpid
- wimpy
adjective as in unawake
adjective as in uninvolved
adjective as in dead
Strongest matches
adjective as in dull
adjective as in dull
adjective as in extinct
adjective as in inactive
Strongest matches
adjective as in inanimate
adjective as in indolent
adjective as in inert
adjective as in languid
adjective as in latent
Strongest matches
Weak matches
adjective as in lethargic
adjective as in asleep
adjective as in neutral
Strongest matches
Strong matches
adjective as in old
adjective as in paralytic
Strongest match
Strong matches
adjective as in quiet
Strong matches
adjective as in restful
adjective as in sedentary
Strongest match
adjective as in slack
Strongest matches
adjective as in sleepy
adjective as in slothful
adjective as in slow
Strongest matches
Strong matches
adjective as in slow
adjective as in sluggish
adjective as in stagnant
adjective as in static
adjective as in stolid
adjective as in torpid
Weak matches
adjective as in unemployed
Strongest matches
adjective as in paralyzed
adjective as in recessive
adjective as in sleeping
adjective as in unoccupied
adjective as in calm
adjective as in otiose
adjective as in retired
Strongest matches
Weak matches
adjective as in sleeping
adjective as in unoccupied
adjective as in fainéant
adjective as in hebetudinous
adjective as in insentient
adjective as in languorous
Strongest matches
Weak matches
- apathetic
- blah
- blahs
- comatose
- dopey
- easy
- energyless
- enervated
- faint
- feeble
- flagging
- heavy
- impassive
- inactive
- indifferent
- inert
- infirm
- languishing
- lazy
- leaden
- lethargic
- limp
- listless
- lymphatic
- moony
- nebbish
- phlegmatic
- pining
- sickly
- sleepyhead
- slow
- sluggish
- snoozy
- spiritless
- supine
- torpid
- unconcerned
- unenthusiastic
- uninterested
- weak
- weary
- wimpy
adjective as in lymphatic
Weak matches
- apathetic
- blah
- blahs
- comatose
- dopey
- easy
- energyless
- enervated
- faint
- feeble
- flagging
- heavy
- impassive
- inactive
- indifferent
- inert
- infirm
- lackadaisical
- laid-back
- languishing
- languorous
- lazy
- leaden
- leisurely
- lethargic
- limp
- listless
- moony
- nebbish
- phlegmatic
- pining
- sickly
- sleepyhead
- slow
- sluggish
- snoozy
- spiritless
- supine
- torpid
- unconcerned
- unenthusiastic
- unhurried
- uninterested
- weak
- weary
- wimpy
adjective as in nodding
adjective as in nonaligned
Strongest matches
Weak matches
- aloof
- bystanding
- calm
- clinical
- collected
- cool
- detached
- disengaged
- disinterested
- easy
- fair-minded
- impersonal
- inactive
- indifferent
- inert
- middle-of-road
- neuter
- nonbelligerent
- nonchalant
- noncombatant
- nonparticipating
- on sidelines
- on the fence
- pacifistic
- poker-faced
- relaxed
- unaligned
- uncommitted
- unconcerned
- undecided
- uninvolved
- unprejudiced
adjective as in slow-footed
Strongest match
Weak matches
- apathetic
- crawling
- creeping
- dawdling
- delaying
- deliberate
- dilatory
- disinclined
- dreamy
- drowsy
- easy
- gradual
- heavy
- idle
- imperceptible
- inactive
- indolent
- inert
- lackadaisical
- laggard
- lagging
- leaden
- leisurely
- lethargic
- listless
- loitering
- measured
- moderate
- negligent
- passive
- phlegmatic
- plodding
- ponderous
- postponing
- procrastinating
- quiet
- reluctant
- remiss
- slack
- sleepy
- slothful
- slow-going
- slow-moving
- slow-paced
- sluggish
- snaillike
- stagnant
- supine
- torpid
- tortoiselike
adjective as in slow-going
Weak matches
- apathetic
- crawling
- creeping
- dawdling
- delaying
- deliberate
- dilatory
- disinclined
- dreamy
- drowsy
- easy
- gradual
- heavy
- idle
- imperceptible
- inactive
- indolent
- inert
- lackadaisical
- laggard
- lagging
- leaden
- leisurely
- lethargic
- listless
- loitering
- measured
- moderate
- negligent
- passive
- phlegmatic
- plodding
- ponderous
- postponing
- procrastinating
- quiet
- reluctant
- remiss
- slack
- sleepy
- slothful
- slow-footed
- slow-moving
- slow-paced
- sluggish
- snaillike
- stagnant
- supine
- tardy
- torpid
- tortoiselike
adjective as in slow-paced
Weak matches
- apathetic
- crawling
- creeping
- dawdling
- delaying
- deliberate
- dilatory
- disinclined
- dreamy
- drowsy
- easy
- gradual
- heavy
- idle
- imperceptible
- inactive
- indolent
- inert
- lackadaisical
- laggard
- lagging
- leaden
- leisurely
- lethargic
- listless
- loitering
- measured
- moderate
- negligent
- passive
- phlegmatic
- plodding
- ponderous
- postponing
- procrastinating
- quiet
- reluctant
- remiss
- slack
- sleepy
- slothful
- slow-footed
- slow-going
- slow-moving
- sluggish
- snaillike
- stagnant
- supine
- tardy
- torpid
- tortoiselike
adjective as in slumberous
adjective as in somnifacient
adjective as in somniferous
adjective as in somnific
adjective as in stuporous
Weak matches
- accustomed
- apathetic
- benumbed
- blank
- boring
- callous
- colorless
- dead
- depressed
- empty
- even
- flat
- heavy
- impassible
- inactive
- indifferent
- inert
- insensible
- insensitive
- jejune
- languid
- lifeless
- listless
- lumpy
- monotonous
- numb
- passionless
- placid
- prosaic
- quiet
- regular
- routine
- slack
- slow
- sluggish
- spiritless
- stagnant
- still
- stolid
- torpid
- unexciting
- unresponsive
- unsympathetic
- usual
- vacuous
- wooden
adjective as in stuporous
Weak matches
- apathetic
- blah
- comatose
- debilitated
- dilatory
- dopey
- dormant
- draggy
- drowsy
- dull
- enervated
- having spring fever
- heavy
- hebetudinous
- idle
- impassive
- inactive
- indifferent
- inert
- lackadaisical
- laggard
- laid-back
- languid
- languorous
- listless
- moony
- nebbish
- out of it
- passive
- phlegmatic
- sleepy
- sleepyhead
- slothful
- slow
- sluggish
- slumberous
- snoozy
- somnolent
- spiritless
- stolid
- stretchy
- stupefied
- stupid
- supine
- torpid
- wimpy
adjective as in unawake
adjective as in uninvolved
adjective as in dead
Strongest matches
adjective as in dull
adjective as in dull
adjective as in extinct
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During this conversation Pencroft had not remained in-active.
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On this page you'll find 1989 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to in-active, such as: dormant, dull, idle, immobile, inoperative, and jobless.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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