inactive

[in-ak-tiv] / ɪnˈæk tɪv /

ADJECTIVE

not engaged in action; inert, lazy

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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They analyzed 25 short-term, placebo-controlled randomized trials, which are considered one of the strongest types of clinical studies because they compare an active treatment to an inactive placebo.

From Science Daily

The images showed that the receptor remains closed and compact when inactive.

From Science Daily

Deleting an app or canceling a membership is usually not enough to scrub your personal information, because companies can continue to store the data of inactive users.

From MarketWatch

Meanwhile Miami, which had been ranked behind Notre Dame, and like the Irish, had been inactive and twiddling thumbs over conference championship weekend, vaulted over South Bend.

From The Wall Street Journal

There are lots of reasons why a young person might end up being "economically inactive", to use the jargon.

From BBC

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