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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

Example Sentences

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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

“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

But Sandwell has moved from being the most inactive local authority area in England to 14th in the space of a year.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2022

So far it’s the club’s most inactive offseason since 1986 and comes after the club’s worst campaign in 10 years.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 18, 2021

The unfortunate adventurers in the cheating lottery of plunder will probably be the least sagacious or the most inactive and irresolute of the gang.

From The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 04 (of 12) by Burke, Edmund