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- pronunciation:
- In
aek
tihv
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
not moving or operating; inert; quiescent.
Before its eruption last week, the volcano had been inactive for over a century.- synonyms:
- dormant, inert, quiescent, quiet
- antonyms:
- active
- similar words:
- calm, extinct, idle, immobile, lazy, motionless, passive, slack, stagnant, stationary, still, stock-still, torpid
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| definition 2: |
not in use or service, as a retired member of an organization or a member of the military.
- synonyms:
- idle, nonfunctional, retired
- antonyms:
- active
- similar words:
- emeritus, inoperative, reserve, suspended, unemployed, unoccupied, unused
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| definition 3: |
not lively; passive or sluggish.
- synonyms:
- inert, lethargic, passive, sleepy, sluggish, slumberous, stagnant, supine, torpid
- antonyms:
- active, energetic, live
- similar words:
- dormant, dull, inanimate, indolent, lackadaisical, languid, lazy, lifeless, listless, otiose, quiet, sedentary
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| related words: |
apathetic, asleep, logy, phlegmatic, restful, slow, sluggish, stable |
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| derivations: |
inactively (adv.), inactiveness (n.), inactivity (n.) |
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