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

Example Sentences

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About 1 in 10 streetlights are out of service because of disrepair or copper wire theft, according to the city.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026

When the company’s machines are out of service, it often ends up renting replacement machines from its Deere dealer, adding to the cost of repairs.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

The hospital’s phone numbers, WhatsApp channel and website were out of service Monday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Another resident of the capital tells the BBC that most shops are closed and some cash machines out of service, though supermarkets and bakeries remain open.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

Although our primary water tank was down to the dregs before the Tap-Out, there was an older one on top of the hill that had been taken out of service.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

out of service

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