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- pronunciation:
- In
aek
tihv
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
| part of speech: |
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 |
adverb + (adj.)inactive
aerobically, biologically, completely, currently, increasingly, largely, mostly, physically, politically, relatively, religiously, sexually, temporarily, totally
(adj.)inactive
+ adverb
hence, simply
(adj.)inactive
+ noun
account,
adult,
affect,
bass,
comet,
counterpart,
docket,
exercise,
file,
form,
gene,
ingredient,
injury,
landfill,
lifestyle,
list,
lodge,
mine,
muskrat,
participant,
partner,
pill,
placebo,
receiver,
reserve,
ship,
site,
status,
substance,
volcano,
voter,
waste,
widow
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| derivations: |
inactively (adv.), inactiveness (n.), inactivity (n.) |
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