inactive

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: inactive

1	adj	not active physically or mentally
2	adj	not exerting influence or change

FULL DEFINITIONS OF: inactive

“illness forced him to live an inactive life”

“dreamy and inactive by nature”

Synonyms: desk-bound, deskbound
restricted to working in an office rather than in an active physical capacity; abeyant, dormant
inactive but capable of becoming active; hypoactive, underactive
abnormally inactive; inert, sluggish, soggy, torpid
slow and apathetic; sedentary
requiring sitting or little activity; lethargic, unenrgetic
deficient in alertness or activity

Antonyms:: active
characterized by energetic activity; about, astir
on the move; acrobatic, athletic, gymnastic
vigorously active; agile, nimble, quick, spry
moving quickly and lightly; hot
marked by excited activity; hyperactive, overactive
more active than normal; on the go
(of a person) very busy and active; sporty
appropriate for sport or engagement in a sport; lively
full of life and energy; energetic
possessing or exerting or displaying energy; show more antonyms...

“an inactive mine”

“inactive accounts”

“inactive machinery”

Synonyms: dark
not giving performances; closed; dead
devoid of activity; dull, slow, sluggish
(of business) not active or brisk; idle, unused
not in active use; strikebound
closed or immobilized by a strike

Antonyms:: active
full of activity or engaged in continuous activity; brisk
very active; bustling
full of energetic and noisy activity; busy
crowded with or characterized by much activity; going
in full operation; open
ready for business; springy
(of movements) light and confidently active; show more antonyms...

“inactive reserve”

“an inactive member”

Synonyms: off
not performing or scheduled for duties; retired
no longer active in your work or profession

Antonyms:: active
engaged in full-time work; activated
(military) set up and placed on active assignment; show more antonyms...

: hands-off
not involving participation or intervention; resistless, supine, unresisting
offering no resistance

Antonyms:: active
disposed to take action or effectuate change; activist, activistic
advocating or engaged in activism; hands-on
involving active participation; proactive
(of a policy or person or action) controlling a situation by causing something to happen rather than waiting to respond to it after it happens; show more antonyms...

Antonyms:: operational
(military) of or intended for or involved in military operations; active, combat-ready, fighting
engaged in or ready for military or naval operations; effective
ready for service; show more antonyms...

Antonyms:: active
exerting influence or producing a change or effect; activated
rendered active; e.g. rendered radioactive or luminescent or photosensitive or conductive; counteractive
opposing or neutralizing or mitigating an effect by contrary action; surface-active
capable of lowering the surface tension of a liquid; used especially of detergents; show more antonyms...

“desired amounts of inactive chlorine”

Synonyms: dead-end
lacking opportunities for development or advancement; flat
commercially inactive; indolent
(of tumors, e.g.) slow to heal or develop and usually painless; latent
(pathology) not presently active; quiescent
(pathology) causing no symptoms

Antonyms:: active
tending to become more severe or wider in scope; progressive
advancing in severity; show more antonyms...

Antonyms:: active
(of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt; eruptive
actively spewing out lava; show more antonyms...

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