| ADJECTIVE | all | inactive | (chemistry) not participating in a chemical reaction |
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| all | inactive | (pathology) not progressing or increasing | |
| all | inactive, nonoperational | (military) not involved in military operations | |
| all | inactive | not exerting influence or change | |
| all | inactive, dormant | (of e.g. volcanos) not erupting and not extinct | |
| all | inactive, passive | lacking in energy or will | |
| all | inactive | lacking activity | |
| all | inactive | not engaged in full-time work | |
| all | inactive | not active physically or mentally | |
| all | inactive, motionless, static, still | not in physical motion / motion |
| Sounds | ihnae'ktihv | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abortive ... vituperative: 304 rhymes with ihv... | |
| Meaning | (chemistry) not participating in a chemical reaction; chemically inert. | |
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| Example | "desired amounts of inactive chlorine" | |
| Category | chemistry, chemical science | The science of matter |
| Broader | unreactive | (chemistry) not reacting chemically |
| Spanish | inactivo | |
| Nouns | inactivity | the state of being inactive |
| Meaning | (pathology) not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly. | |
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| Category | pathology | The branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases |
| Narrower | dead-end | lacking opportunities for development or advancement |
| flat | commercially inactive | |
| indolent | (of tumors, e.g.) slow to heal or develop and usually painless | |
| latent | (pathology) not presently active | |
| quiescent | (pathology) causing no symptoms | |
| Opposite | active | tending to become more severe or wider in scope |
| Spanish | inactivo | |
| Catalan | inactiu | |
| Meaning | (military) not involved in military operations. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | nonoperational | |
| Category | military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine | The military forces of a nation |
| Opposite | operational | (military) of or intended for or involved in military operations |
| Meaning | not exerting influence or change. | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | quiescent | not active or activated |
| Opposite | active | Exerting influence or producing a change or effect |
| Spanish | inactivo | |
| Catalan | inactiu | |
| Meaning | (of e.g. volcanos) not erupting and not extinct. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | dormant | |
| Attribute of | dormancy, quiescence, quiescency | A state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction |
| Narrower | quiescent | quiet or still or inactive |
| Opposite | active | (of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt |
| Spanish | inactivo | |
| Catalan | inactiu | |
| Nouns | inactivity, inactiveness | the state of being inactive |
| Meaning | lacking in energy or will. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | passive | |
| Attribute of | passivity, passiveness | The trait of remaining inactive |
| Narrower | hands-off | not involving participation or intervention |
| resistless, unresisting | offering no resistance | |
| supine | Passive as a result of indolence or indifference | |
| Opposite | active | disposed to take action or effectuate change |
| Spanish | inactivo, pasivo | |
| Catalan | inactiu, passiu | |
| Nouns | inactiveness, inactivity | a disposition to remain inactive or inert |
| Meaning | lacking activity; lying idle or unused / unused. | |
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| Narrower | dark | not giving performances |
| dead | Devoid of activity | |
| dull, slow, sluggish | (of business) not active or brisk | |
| idle, unused | not in active use | |
| strikebound | Closed or immobilized by a strike | |
| Opposite | active | Full of activity or engaged in continuous activity |
| Spanish | inactivo | |
| Catalan | inactiu | |
| Nouns | inactiveness | the state of being inactive |
| inactivity | being inactive | |
| Meaning | not engaged in full-time work. | |
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| Examples |
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| Narrower | off | not performing or scheduled for duties |
| retired | no longer active in your work or profession | |
| Opposite | active | Engaged in full-time work |
| Spanish | inactivo | |
| Catalan | inactiu | |
| Nouns | inactivity | being inactive |
| Meaning | not active physically or mentally. | |
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| Examples |
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| Attribute of | activeness, activity | The trait of being active |
| Narrower | abeyant, dormant | Inactive but capable of becoming active |
| desk-bound, deskbound | restricted to working in an office rather than in an active physical capacity | |
| hypoactive, underactive | abnormally inactive | |
| inert, sluggish, soggy, torpid | Slow and apathetic / apathetic | |
| sedentary | Requiring sitting or little activity | |
| See also | lethargic, unenergetic | Deficient in alertness or activity |
| Opposite | active | Characterized by energetic / energetic activity |
| Spanish | inactivo | |
| Catalan | inactiu | |
| Nouns | inactiveness | a disposition to remain inactive or inert |
| Meaning | not in physical motion / motion. | |
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| Synonyms | motionless, static, still | |
| Broader | nonmoving, unmoving | not in motion |
| Spanish | estático, inactivo, inmóvil, parado, quedo, quieto | |
| Catalan | estàtic, immòbil, inactiu, parat, quiet | |
| Nouns | inactivity | the state of being inactive |
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