decommissioned

ADJECTIVE

inactive

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dormant dull idle immobile inoperative jobless passive sedentary sluggish static unemployed unused

WEAK

abeyant asleep blah dead disengaged do-nothing down draggy in holding pattern indolent latent lax lethargic limp low-key mothballed motionless on hold ossified out of action out of commission out of service out of work quiescent quiet slack sleepy slothful slow somnolent stable still torpid unoccupied

Antonyms

STRONGEST

active employed energetic lively mobile moving used

WEAK

busy involved working

Example Sentences

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Scientists from around the world have been working on turning decommissioned blades into other useful products.

From BBC • Jul. 4, 2026

Navy decommissioned its last battleship in 1992, after the military recognized that battleships had become sitting ducks, vulnerable to modern military munitions that could pick off the vessel from the sky.

From Salon • May 8, 2026

It was decommissioned and cleared out in 2001.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

Demining is one area of military power where Europe has many more assets than the U.S., which has largely decommissioned its minesweeping fleet, whereas European powers have upward of 150 vessels, according to analysts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

A regular, nondescript conventional train that has probably been decommissioned, since California rail has gone high-speed.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed

decommissioned

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