inactive
/ɪnˈæktɪv/
inactive adjective: not active, temporarily or permanently.
Adjective
inactive (comparative more inactive, superlative most inactive)
- Not active, temporarily or permanently.
- The volcano is inactive, but is only dormant.
- Inactive user accounts may be deleted after 90 days.
- Synonyms:
- dull
- Not engaging in physical activity.
- […] exercise in general will lead to dramatic improvements in comparison with an inactive lifestyle.2021, Suzanne Byrd, Practical Tips on Supporting Boys with ADHD
- Not functioning or operating; broken down
- The photocopier is inactive pending repair.
- Synonyms:
- idle
- Retired from duty or service.
- Admiral Jones is now on the inactive list.
- Relatively inert.
- Aluminium is inactive towards water.
- Showing no optical activity in polarized light.
- Synthetic glycine is optically inactive as it contains equal amounts of the d- and l- form.
Noun
inactive (plural inactives)
- A person who does not take action.
- Typically inactives are poorly educated older women. Their lack of education is overwhelmingly the key factor in assigning the inactives to a life devoid of political activity of any sort.2016, Alan Marsh, Political Action in Europe and the USA, page 47
inactive meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
inactive in Hindi
- not active, temporarily or permanently
- निष्क्रिय niṣkriya, अक्रिय akriya
- not functioning or operating; broken down
- निष्क्रिय niṣkriya
- relatively inert
- निष्क्रिय niṣkriya, अक्रिय akriya
inactive in Tamil
- செயலின்றிய, மந்த, தாக்காத, வீரியமற்ற
inactive in Marathi
- निष्क्रिय, निष्क्रीय
inactive in Urdu
- ڈھیلا, کاہل, ساکن, سست
More languagesFewer languages
- inactive in Bengali
- অকর্তা okorta
- inactive in Telugu
- క్రియారహితంగా, క్రియారహితంగా ఉంది
- inactive in Malayalam
- നിഷ്ക്രിയം, നിഷ്ക്രിയ, പ്രവൃത്തിചെയ്യാത്ത, മടിയനായ
- inactive in Kannada
- ನಿಷ್ಕ್ರಿಯ, ಕೆಲಸ ಮಾಡದ, ಆಲಸಿಕೆಯಿಂದ ಕೂಡಿದ, ಸೋಮಾರಿಯಾದ
- inactive in Punjabi
- ਗ਼ੈਰ-ਸਰਗਰਮ, ਗ਼ੈਰ-ਕਾਰਜਸ਼ੀਲ
- inactive in Gujarati
- નિષ્ક્રિય niṣkriya
- inactive in Odia
- ନିଷ୍କ୍ରିଯ଼, ନିଷ୍କ୍ରିଯ଼ |
- inactive in Nepali
- निष्क्रिय
- inactive in Arabic
- خَامِد ḵāmid
Examples of inactive in a sentence
- His account was privated following his scandal in February and his Twitter remains inactive.
- The azurocidins are catalytically inactive proteases, therefore no analysis of these triplets are of any significance.
- My step-brother, on his mission, was hospitalized by an angry inactive mormon.
Synonyms of inactive
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Antonyms
Forms of inactive
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more inactive |
| superlative | most inactive |
| Noun | |
| plural | inactives |
Origin of inactive
From French inactif. Piecewise doublet of unactive.
Words formed from inactive
Phrases with inactive
Words that rhyme with inactive
- active
- reactive
- attractive
- extractive
- protractive
- abstractive
- factive
- hyperactive
- interactive
- radioactive
- subtractive
- unattractive
14 more rhymesFewer rhymes
Questions about inactive
- What does inactive mean?
- Inactive means not active, temporarily or permanently.
- What is inactive in Hindi?
- Inactive in Hindi is निष्क्रिय (niṣkriya), अक्रिय (akriya). See Inactive meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is inactive?
- Inactive can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce inactive?
- Inactive is pronounced /ɪnˈæktɪv/.
Words near inactive in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: inactive (page history and authors); inactive (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); inactive (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); inactive (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); অকর্তা (Bengali) (page history and authors); inactive (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); inactive (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); inactive (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); inactive (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); નિષ્ક્રિય (Gujarati) (page history and authors); inactive (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); inactive (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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