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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

Example Sentences

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“I said, ‘Look, we can do it but he’s probably going to be inactive for the whole year and be a developmental player.’

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 2025

He played in Switzerland for a bit but appears to be inactive this season.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 14, 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

Meanwhile, we must not be inactive because we are ignorant.

From Arthur Mervyn Or, Memoirs of the Year 1793 by Brown, Charles Brockden

be inactive

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