out of action

PHRASE

damaged

Synonyms

STRONGEST

flawed impaired injured run-down

STRONG

bent blemished busted dinged down flubbed gone hurt marred shot snafued spoiled sunk totaled

WEAK

beat-up fouled-up glitched imperfect in need of repair in poor condition in smithereens kaput loused up messed-up mucked up no-go on the blink on the fritz out of kilter out of whack screwed-up unsound

Antonyms

STRONGEST

healthy

WEAK

OK fixed mended perfect repaired unbroken undamaged working

PHRASE

disabled

Synonyms

STRONGEST

broken broken-down down in disrepair inoperative out of order out of service

STRONG

disconnected faulty malfunctioning on the fritz

WEAK

jammed wrecked

PHRASE

dormant

Synonyms

STRONGEST

asleep comatose inert inoperative latent passive sidelined sluggish

WEAK

abeyant closed-down down fallow hibernating lethargic lurking on the shelf potential prepatent quiescent slack slumbering smoldering suspended torpid

Antonyms

STRONGEST

active alert awake conscious lively

PHRASE

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 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

PHRASE

incapacitated

Synonyms

STRONG

confined debilitated disabled hurt immobilized impaired lame maimed paralyzed sidelined weakened

WEAK

bedridden broken-down bum helpless impotent incapable infirm laid-up out of commission powerless weak worn-out

Antonyms

STRONG

healthy invigorated strong

PHRASE

indisposed

Synonyms

STRONG

ailing confined down sick

WEAK

below par down with feeling rotten got a bug ill infirm laid up on sick list poorly sickly under the weather unwell

Antonyms

STRONG

happy healthy

WEAK

bent disposed inclined tending well willing

PHRASE

invalid

Synonyms

STRONGEST

infirm sickly

STRONG

ailing debilitated down frail ill peaked sick

WEAK

bedridden below par feeble laid low on the sick list poorly run down weak weakened

Antonyms

STRONG

healthy strong well

WEAK

sound worthy

PHRASE

sickly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ailing cranky feeble infirm lackluster

WEAK

below par bilious delicate diseased down dragging faint in poor health indisposed laid low languid low mean off-color out of shape pallid peaked peaky pining poorly rocky run down seedy sickish unhealthy wan weak

Antonyms

STRONGEST

healthy hearty sound strong

WEAK

fine well

PHRASE

unemployed

Synonyms

STRONGEST

idle inactive jobless underemployed

STRONG

down free loafing

WEAK

at liberty between jobs closed-down disengaged fired laid-off leisured on layoff on the bench on the dole on the shelf out of a job out of work resting unapplied unengaged unexercised unoccupied unused without gainful employment workless

Antonyms

STRONGEST

active busy working

WEAK

employed occupied

PHRASE

unhealthy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

delicate unsound

WEAK

ailing below par debilitated diseased down dragging feeble frail ill in a decline in ill health in poor health infirm invalid laid low out of shape peaked poorly run down shaky sickly unwell weak

Antonyms

STRONGEST

strong

WEAK

good healthy well

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"I promise I'll be fine," he told the two men, adding that he would be out of action "for a little while".

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026

Last Friday, Dan Suy took her 1-year-old to a children’s splash park in South London but found it out of action.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Leoni is on track to join pre-season training and Liverpool will hope he has lost none of his mobility during his long period out of action.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Hamstring injury could be severe enough to keep him out of action for a few more weeks, and it was obvious in a Game 1 loss to the Thunder that the Lakers miss his playmaking.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Lice carried an infectious disease called trench fever, characterized by chills and high fever, which put thousands of men out of action.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

out of action

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