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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Your Fidelity account, as a result, is treated as a separate, inactive plan.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026

While he described welfare as a necessary "safety net", he vowed to get thousands of economically inactive Scots back into work.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

While the case is inactive, the person can remain in the U.S., work legally and pursue other avenues of relief.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

Because the ice shell on Mimas is not expected to fracture as it thins, it is possible for the moon to have an ocean while still looking inactive at the surface.

From Science Daily • Mar. 2, 2026

During these eight years my life was uniform: but not unhappy, because it was not inactive.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

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