inactive

Plural: inactives

Adjective Satellite

• (chemistry) not participating in a chemical reaction; chemically inert
  • "desired amounts of inactive chlorine"
• not in physical motion

Adjective

• Not active; idle or dormant; not functioning.
• (pathology) not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly
• (military) not involved in military operations
• not exerting influence or change
• (of e.g. volcanos) not erupting and not extinct
• lacking in energy or will; - George Meredith
• lacking activity; lying idle or unused
  • "an inactive mine"
  • "inactive accounts"
  • "inactive machinery"
• not engaged in full-time work
  • "inactive reserve"
  • "an inactive member"
• not active physically or mentally
  • "illness forced him to live an inactive life"
  • "dreamy and inactive by nature"

Adj

• Not active, temporarily or permanently.
• Not engaging in physical activity.
• Not functioning or operating; broken down
• Retired from duty or service.
• Relatively inert.
• Showing no optical activity in polarized light.

Noun

• A person who does not take action.

Examples

• Admiral Jones is now on the inactive list.
• Aluminium is inactive towards water.
• Inactive user accounts may be deleted after 90 days.
• Some Scrabble tiles remain inactive on the rack for many turns, waiting for the perfect spot.
• Synthetic glycine is optically inactive as it contains equal amounts of the d- and l- form.
• The photocopier is inactive pending repair.
• The volcano is inactive, but is only dormant.

Synonyms

dormant, motionless, nonoperational, passive, static, still, abeyant, at rest, cessant, dull, fallow, idle, inactive, inert, languid, latent, nonactive, quiescent, sedent, sedentary, silent, slow, suspended, torpid, unactive, unbusy, unemployed, unoccupied

Antonyms

active, operational, antonym(s) of, in action

Related Words

delayed

Anagrams of inactive