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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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The four-metre rise in water levels also caused around 60 water pumping stations to go out of service, water company chief Ahmad al-Moussa told AFP.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 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

Meanwhile, in Hampshire, walkers expressed frustration the path stops abruptly at Southampton Water, where the Hythe Ferry has been out of service for 18 months.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

Classes resumed in most of Andalusia but remained suspended in the hardest-hit areas, with several roads and railways still out of service.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

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

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret

out of service

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