INACTIVE as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • not active physically or mentally
   Usage Example(s)
   • illness forced him to live an inactive life
   • dreamy and inactive by nature
   Antonym(s)
   • active (what does active mean?)
   Similar To
   • desk-bound (what does desk-bound mean?)
   • deskbound (what does deskbound mean?)
   • dormant (what does dormant mean?)
   • hypoactive (what does hypoactive mean?)
   • underactive (what does underactive mean?)
   • inert (what does inert mean?)
   • sluggish (what does sluggish mean?)
   • torpid (what does torpid mean?)
   • sedentary (what does sedentary mean?)
   See Also
   • lethargic (what does lethargic mean?)
   • unergetic (what does unergetic mean?)
   Attribute(s)
   • activeness (what does activeness mean?)
   • activity (what does activity mean?)
2. Meaning
   • not engaged in full-time work
   Usage Example(s)
   • inactive reserve
   • an inactive member of the department
   Antonym(s)
   • active (what does active mean?)
   Similar To
   • off(p) (what does off(p) mean?)
   • off duty(p) (what does off duty(p) mean?)
   • off-duty(a) (what does off-duty(a) mean?)
   • on leave (what does on leave mean?)
   • retired (what does retired mean?)
3. Meaning
   • lacking activity
   • lying idle or unused
   Usage Example(s)
   • an inactive mine
   • inactive accounts
   • inactive machinery
   Antonym(s)
   • active (what does active mean?)
   Similar To
   • closed (what does closed mean?)
   • dark (what does dark mean?)
   • dead (what does dead mean?)
   • dull (what does dull mean?)
   • slow (what does slow mean?)
   • sluggish (what does sluggish mean?)
   • idle (what does idle mean?)
   • unused (what does unused mean?)
   • strikebound (what does strikebound mean?)
   Attribute(s)
   • inaction (what does inaction mean?)
   • inactivity (what does inactivity mean?)
   • inactiveness (what does inactiveness mean?)
4. Meaning
   • not progressing or increasing
   • or progressing slowly
   Antonym(s)
   • active (what does active mean?)
   Similar To
   • arrested (what does arrested mean?)
   • in remission (what does in remission mean?)
   • dead-end (what does dead-end mean?)
   • indolent (what does indolent mean?)
   • latent (what does latent mean?)
   • quiescent (what does quiescent mean?)
5. Meaning
   • lacking in energy or will
   Synonym(s)
   • passive (what does passive mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself- George Meredith
   Antonym(s)
   • active (what does active mean?)
   Similar To
   • hands-off (what does hands-off mean?)
   • resistless (what does resistless mean?)
   • supine (what does supine mean?)
   • unresisting (what does unresisting mean?)
   Attribute(s)
   • passivity (what does passivity mean?)
   • passiveness (what does passiveness mean?)
6. Meaning
   • of e.g. volcanos
   • temporarily inactive
   Synonym(s)
   • dormant (what does dormant mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a dormant volcano
   Antonym(s)
   • extinct (what does extinct mean?)
   • inactive (what does inactive mean?)
   • active (what does active mean?)
   Similar To
   • quiescent (what does quiescent mean?)
   Attribute(s)
   • dormancy (what does dormancy mean?)
   • quiescence (what does quiescence mean?)
   • quiescency (what does quiescency mean?)
7. Meaning
   • of e.g. volcanos
   • permanently inactive
   Synonym(s)
   • extinct (what does extinct mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • an extinct volcano
   Antonym(s)
   • active (what does active mean?)
   • dormant (what does dormant mean?)
   • inactive (what does inactive mean?)
   Similar To
   • dead (what does dead mean?)
   Attribute(s)
   • extinction (what does extinction mean?)
8. Meaning
   • not active or exerting influence
   Antonym(s)
   • active (what does active mean?)
   Similar To
   • quiescent (what does quiescent mean?)
9. Meaning
   • temporarily inactive
   Synonym(s)
   • abeyant (what does abeyant mean?)
   • in abeyance(p) (what does in abeyance(p) mean?)
   • suspended (what does suspended mean?)
   Similar To
   • delayed (what does delayed mean?)
10. Meaning
    • not in physical motion
    Synonym(s)
    • motionless (what does motionless mean?)
    • static (what does static mean?)
    • still (what does still mean?)
    Usage Example(s)
    • the inertia of an object at rest
    Similar To
    • nonmoving (what does nonmoving mean?)
    • unmoving (what does unmoving mean?)
11. Meaning
    • not engaged in military action
    Synonym(s)
    • reserve(a) (what does reserve(a) mean?)
    Similar To
    • nonoperational (what does nonoperational mean?)
12. Meaning
    • not participating in a chemical reaction
    Usage Example(s)
    • desired amounts of inactive chlorine
    Similar To
    • unreactive (what does unreactive mean?)