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Inactive

see synonyms of inactive

Adjective

1. inactive

(chemistry) not participating in a chemical reaction; chemically inert

Example Sentences:
'desired amounts of inactive chlorine'

2. inactive

(pathology) not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly

3. inactive, nonoperational

(military) not involved in military operations

4. inactive

not exerting influence or change

5. dormant, inactive

(of e.g. volcanos) not erupting and not extinct

Example Sentences:
'a dormant volcano'

6. inactive, passive

lacking in energy or will

Example Sentences:
'Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself'

7. inactive

lacking activity; lying idle or unused

Example Sentences:
'an inactive mine'
'inactive accounts'
'inactive machinery'

8. inactive

not engaged in full-time work

Example Sentences:
'inactive reserve'
'an inactive member'

9. inactive

not active physically or mentally

Example Sentences:
'illness forced him to live an inactive life'
'dreamy and inactive by nature'

10. inactive, motionless, static, still

not in physical motion

Example Sentences:
'the inertia of an object at rest'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Inactive

see synonyms of inactive
adjective
1. 
idle or inert; not active
2. 
sluggish, passive, or indolent
3. military
of or relating to persons or equipment not in active service
4. chemistry
(of a substance) having little or no reactivity
5. 
(of an element, isotope, etc) having little or no radioactivity

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Inactive

see synonyms of inactive
adjective
1. 
not active or moving
2. 
not inclined to act; idle; dull; sluggish
3. 
not in use or force; not functioning
4. 
not in active service in the armed forces
5. 
not affecting the plane of polarized light: said of some isomers of certain optically active crystalline substances
6. 
chemically inert

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Inactive

see synonyms of inactive
adj.
1. Not active or tending to be active: inactive students at risk for gaining weight.
2.
a. Not functioning or operating; out of use: inactive machinery.
b. Not being in continuous use or operation: an inactive brokerage account.
3. Retired from duty or service: inactive military personnel.
4. Chemistry Not readily participating in chemical reactions; inert.
5. Medicine Marked by the absence or lessening of disease activity.
6. Physics Showing no optical activity in polarized light.

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