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- Dictionaryin·ac·tive/inˈaktiv/
adjective
- 1. not engaging in or involving any or much physical activity: "an inactive lifestyle" Similar Opposite
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The meaning of INACTIVE is not active. How to use inactive in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Inactive.
Synonyms for INACTIVE: sleepy, quiescent, dull, inert, lethargic, sluggish, torpid, motionless; Antonyms of INACTIVE: active, engaged, busy, occupied, working, dynamic, vigorous, energetic
doing nothing or not doing what you have usually done: an inactive member of an advisory board.
Inactive indicates absence of action, indisposition to activity, or cessation of activity: an inactive compound, life, file of papers. Dormant suggests the quiescence or inactivity of that which sleeps but may be roused to action: a dormant volcano.
doing nothing or not doing what you have usually done: an inactive member of an advisory board.
inactive describes a person or thing that is not acting, moving, functioning, or operating: an inactive board member; inactive laws. dormant suggests the quiescence or inactivity of that which sleeps or seems to sleep, but may be roused to action: a dormant geyser.
Definitions of inactive. adjective. not active physically or mentally. “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.
inactive indicates absence of action, indisposition to activity, or cessation of activity: an inactive compound, life, file of papers. dormant suggests the quiescence or inactivity of that which sleeps but may be roused to action: a dormant volcano. inert suggests the condition of dead matter, with no inherent power of motion or action; it may ...
Inactive Definition. ĭn-ăktĭv. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Origin. Adjective. Filter. adjective. Not active or moving. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Not inclined to act; idle; dull; sluggish. Webster's New World. Not in use or force; not functioning. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
Definition of inactive adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
