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be inactive

VERB
laze
Synonyms
STRONGEST
loiter loll saunter
STRONG
bum dally dillydally dream drift evade goldbrick lie loaf lounge malinger piddle relax shirk slack stall stroll trifle vegetate
WEAK
be indolent be slothful be unoccupied bum around do nothing fool around fritter away hang out kill time knock around let down lounge around not lift a finger pass time sit around slow down stand around take it easy twiddle thumbs waste time while away hours
Antonyms
STRONG
do face meet
VERB
loaf
Synonyms
STRONGEST
laze loll
STRONG
bum dally dillydally dream drift evade goldbrick idle lie loiter lounge malinger piddle relax saunter shirk slack stall stroll trifle vegetate
WEAK
be indolent be slothful be unoccupied bum around fool around fritter away hang out kill time knock around let down lounge around not lift a finger pass time sit around slow down stand around take it easy twiddle thumbs waste time while away hours
Antonyms
STRONG
do face hurry meet run rush
WEAK
achieve energize labor work hard

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Testing has shown those viral fragments to be inactive — neutralized by the pasteurization process.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2024

TPRX2 is thought to be inactive as a pseudogene, as an essential transcriptional activator in these initial phases of development.

From Science Daily • Feb. 6, 2024

The Jets signed veteran Trevor Siemian to the practice squad Tuesday, but Saleh said he’ll be inactive for New York’s game against Kansas City on Sunday night as he acclimates himself.

From Washington Times • Sep. 27, 2023

Some 25% of adults are currently deemed to be inactive in England, with more than 11 million doing less than 30 minutes of total activity in a week.

From BBC • Sep. 19, 2023

You can never be inactive, and what you call an unproductive mood most other people would consider time fully occupied.

From The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 03 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes by Francke, Kuno