most inactive

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 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

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most inactive

Also a member of the Derby Health Inequalities Partnership, Amjad has worked with Derby City Council to get the most inactive people moving.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2025

It is also promising a cross-departmental approach with more investment targeted at the most inactive groups, to make the sector more inclusive and welcoming to all, and a more strategic approach to facilities.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2023

“To me, the report language implies that they will not run most inactive weapons through life-extension programs. If so, this is a disaster,” the former official said.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 2, 2022

Somewhat surprisingly for a club that has consistently invested in and added to its title-winning squads, it has been Juve’s most inactive offseason in the transfer market since 1986.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 19, 2021

As if any one, while accusing Ulysses, were to dwell on this point particularly, that it is a scandalous thing that the bravest of men, Ajax, should have been slain by a most inactive man.

From The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, Volume 4 by Marcus Tullius Cicero