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Antonyms for inactive
ɪnˈæk tɪvin·ac·tive

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English Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. inactive

    Idle in all uses rests upon its root meaning, as derived from the Anglo-Saxon idel, which signifies vain, empty, useless. Idle thus denotes not primarily the absence of action, but vain action — the absence of useful, effective action; the idle schoolboy may be very actively whittling his desk or tormenting his neighbors. Doing nothing whatever is the secondary meaning of idle. One may be temporarily idle of necessity; if he is habitually idle, it is his own fault. Lazy signifies indisposed to exertion, averse to labor; idleness is in fact; laziness is in disposition or inclination. A lazy person may chance to be employed in useful work, but he acts without energy or impetus. We speak figuratively of a lazy stream. The inert person seems like dead matter (characterized by inertia), powerless to move; the sluggish moves heavily and toilsomely; the most active person may sometimes find the bodily or mental powers sluggish. Slothful belongs in the moral realm, denoting a self-indulgent aversion to exertion. "The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth," Prov. xxvi, 15. Indolent is a milder term for the same quality; the slothful man hates action; the indolent man loves inaction. Compare VAIN.

    Antonyms:
    active, busy, diligent, employed, industrious, occupied, working

    Synonyms:
    idle, indolent, inert, lazy, slothful, sluggish, trifling, unemployed, unoccupied, vacant

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. inactive

    Synonyms:
    idle, lazy, inert, indolent, sluggish, slothful

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Princeton's WordNet3.7 / 3 votes

  1. inactiveadjective

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

    "desired amounts of inactive chlorine"

    Antonyms:
    reactive, open, gymnastic, progressive, nimble, active, going(a), astir(p), overactive, quick, bustling, sporty, spry, busy, hot, hyperactive, surface-active, agile, springy, counteractive, about(p), brisk, moving, acrobatic, activated, on the go(p), athletic

    Synonyms:
    static, dormant, motionless, still, nonoperational, passive

  2. inactiveadjective

    (pathology) not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly

    Antonyms:
    springy, moving, nimble, gymnastic, agile, on the go(p), busy, athletic, active, astir(p), acrobatic, open, surface-active, progressive, counteractive, about(p), hyperactive, spry, brisk, sporty, bustling, overactive, hot, activated, reactive, going(a), quick

    Synonyms:
    static, dormant, motionless, still, nonoperational, passive

  3. nonoperational, inactiveadjective

    (military) not involved in military operations

    Antonyms:
    going(a), moving, nimble, reactive, busy, activated, active, gymnastic, springy, counteractive, sporty, athletic, open, about(p), hot, on the go(p), spry, overactive, hyperactive, astir(p), bustling, progressive, acrobatic, surface-active, agile, brisk, quick

    Synonyms:
    static, dormant, motionless, still, nonoperational, passive

  4. inactiveadjective

    not exerting influence or change

    Antonyms:
    brisk, bustling, busy, moving, acrobatic, active, sporty, hot, on the go(p), progressive, going(a), gymnastic, counteractive, nimble, astir(p), hyperactive, agile, springy, spry, reactive, open, overactive, surface-active, about(p), quick, activated, athletic

    Synonyms:
    static, dormant, motionless, still, nonoperational, passive

  5. dormant, inactiveadjective

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

    "a dormant volcano"

    Antonyms:
    active, activated, progressive, open, brisk, about(p), going(a), surface-active, springy, counteractive, hyperactive, athletic, sporty, quick, spry, overactive, on the go(p), moving, nimble, gymnastic, reactive, acrobatic, astir(p), bustling, hot, agile, busy

    Synonyms:
    passive, sleeping, dormant(ip), dormant, abeyant, still, hibernating(a), nonoperational, static, motionless, torpid

  6. passive, inactiveadjective

    lacking in energy or will

    "Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself"- George Meredith

    Antonyms:
    progressive, open, agile, athletic, springy, bustling, activated, astir(p), hyperactive, active, nimble, overactive, about(p), busy, quick, gymnastic, counteractive, sporty, hot, surface-active, brisk, spry, acrobatic, moving, on the go(p), reactive, going(a)

    Synonyms:
    passive, dormant, still, peaceful, nonoperational, static, motionless

  7. inactiveadjective

    lacking activity; lying idle or unused

    "an inactive mine"; "inactive accounts"; "inactive machinery"

    Antonyms:
    hyperactive, active, athletic, busy, about(p), activated, astir(p), hot, overactive, bustling, on the go(p), moving, going(a), quick, counteractive, gymnastic, springy, surface-active, reactive, nimble, spry, acrobatic, open, progressive, agile, sporty, brisk

    Synonyms:
    static, dormant, motionless, still, nonoperational, passive

  8. inactiveadjective

    not engaged in full-time work

    "inactive reserve"; "an inactive member"

    Antonyms:
    nimble, on the go(p), progressive, hot, about(p), activated, moving, surface-active, hyperactive, active, counteractive, astir(p), open, reactive, busy, bustling, acrobatic, quick, going(a), gymnastic, springy, spry, overactive, agile, brisk, athletic, sporty

    Synonyms:
    static, dormant, motionless, still, nonoperational, passive

  9. inactiveadjective

    not active physically or mentally

    "illness forced him to live an inactive life"; "dreamy and inactive by nature"

    Antonyms:
    active, acrobatic, surface-active, about(p), springy, athletic, nimble, activated, moving, spry, open, sporty, reactive, bustling, going(a), on the go(p), gymnastic, counteractive, hyperactive, overactive, busy, astir(p), progressive, quick, hot, brisk, agile

    Synonyms:
    static, dormant, motionless, still, nonoperational, passive

  10. inactive, motionless, static, stilladjective

    not in physical motion

    "the inertia of an object at rest"

    Antonyms:
    hyperactive, going(a), springy, overactive, surface-active, gymnastic, on the go(p), active, counteractive, athletic, quick, spry, open, busy, agile, astir(p), activated, about(p), acrobatic, nimble, hot, progressive, sporty, bustling, reactive, brisk, moving

    Synonyms:
    static, smooth, motionless, placid, electrostatic, tranquil, soundless, unruffled, still, quiet, unchanging, silent, noneffervescent, nonoperational, passive, stable, dormant

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words4.0 / 1 vote

  1. inactiveadjective

    Synonyms:
    inert, motionless, quiescent, dormant, inoperative, sluggish, stagnant, dilatory, latent, passive, torpid

How to use inactive in a sentence?

  1. Rafael Nadal:

    I’ve come here with a different motivation because I’ve had a spell that wasn’t good for me because for the last seven months I’ve been fairly inactive and had complications, i’m closer to the level I want to reach which is why I feel I’m taking little steps forward and that’s good. Recovery is like a ladder which you don’t climb running but rather step by step.

  2. Ime Archibong:

    We are cutting off API access for hundreds of thousands of inactive apps that have not submitted for our app review process.

  3. Benjamin Forrest:

    Even before the universe was 2 billion years old, XMM-2599 had already formed a mass of more than 300 billion suns, making it an ultramassive galaxy, more remarkably, we show that XMM-2599 formed most of its stars in a huge frenzy when the universe was less than 1 billion years old, and then became inactive by the time the universe was only 1.8 billion years old.

  4. State Bar Court:

    The State Bar of California has filed a petition to enroll this licensee on interim inactive status, alleging that the licensees conduct poses a substantial threat of harm to clients or the public, the petition involves a charge that the licensee engaged in a major misappropriation of client funds.

  5. Dale Shepard:

    What that means is if you have a job where you sit all day long, we’re finding that even if you exercise for an hour or so afterward, you still have risk, so really, you have to think about both things - being active but not being inactive.

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#59906acrobatic
#61438overactive
#64017spry
#95208springy

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