out of service

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 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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out of service

The Associated Press reported earlier Monday that the East-West pipeline will be out of service “for weeks,” citing two unnamed regional officials.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026

Abu Duhur has been out of service as a dedicated military airfield since 2013.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

Local authorities said 116 telecommunications towers had been knocked out of service, with landline, mobile and internet connections down in some northern areas of the province.

From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026

Messages sent to email addresses associated with Gideon went unreturned, and several phone numbers listed for him were out of service.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026

Maybe all the power and telephone lines were out of service.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret

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