All inactive synonyms
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I i adj inactive
- dormant β lying asleep or as if asleep; inactive, as in sleep; torpid: The lecturer's sudden shout woke the dormant audience.
- unused β not used; not put to use: an unused room.
- immobile β incapable of moving or being moved.
- jobless β without a job.
- unemployed β not employed; without a job; out of work: an unemployed secretary.
- inoperative β not operative; not in operation.
- passive β not reacting visibly to something that might be expected to produce manifestations of an emotion or feeling.
- idle β not working or active; unemployed; doing nothing: idle workers.
- static β pertaining to or characterized by a fixed or stationary condition.
- sedentary β characterized by or requiring a sitting posture: a sedentary occupation.
- sluggish β indisposed to action or exertion; lacking in energy; lazy; indolent: a sluggish disposition.
- dull β not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.
- asleep β Someone who is asleep is sleeping.
- blah β You use blah, blah, blah to refer to something that is said or written without giving the actual words, because you think that they are boring or unimportant.
- disengaged β to release from attachment or connection; loosen; unfasten: to disengage a clutch.
- do-nothing β a person who chooses to do nothing; a lazy or worthless person.
- down β from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.
- indolent β having or showing a disposition to avoid exertion; slothful: an indolent person.
- latent β present but not visible, apparent, or actualized; existing as potential: latent ability.
- lax β not strict or severe; careless or negligent: lax morals; a lax attitude toward discipline.
- lethargic β of, relating to, or affected with lethargy; drowsy; sluggish; apathetic.
- limp β to walk with a labored, jerky movement, as when lame.
- low-key β of reduced intensity; restrained; understated.
- motionless β without motion: a motionless statue.
- ossified β hardened like or into bone.
- out of commission β the act of committing or entrusting a person, group, etc., with supervisory power or authority.
- out of work β exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil.
- quiescent β being at rest; quiet; still; inactive or motionless: a quiescent mind.
- quiet β making no noise or sound, especially no disturbing sound: quiet neighbors.
- slack β not tight, taut, firm, or tense; loose: a slack rope.
- sleepy β ready or inclined to sleep; drowsy.
- slothful β sluggardly; indolent; lazy.
- slow β moving or proceeding with little or less than usual speed or velocity: a slow train.
- somnolent β sleepy; drowsy.
- stable β a building for the lodging and feeding of horses, cattle, etc.
- still β remaining in place or at rest; motionless; stationary: to stand still.
- torpid β inactive or sluggish.
- unoccupied β without occupants; empty; vacant.
- abeyant β temporarily inactive, stopped, or suspended.
- draggy β moving or developing very slowly.
- mothballed β a small ball of naphthalene or sometimes of camphor for placing in closets or other storage areas to repel moths from clothing, blankets, etc.
- on hold β to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
adjective inactive
- unmoving β not moving; still; motionless.
- stopped β to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
- lazy β averse or disinclined to work, activity, or exertion; indolent.
- reserve β to keep back or save for future use, disposal, treatment, etc.
- out of order β an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate.
- deskbound β doing sedentary work; working exclusively at a desk.
- stationary β standing still; not moving.