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unactive

unactive adjective: not active; inactive.

Adjective

unactive (comparative more unactive, superlative most unactive)

  1. Not active; inactive.
    • Man hath his daily work of body or mind
      Appointed, which declares his dignity,
      And the regard of heav'n on all his ways;
      While other animals unactive range,
      And of their doings God takes no account.1667, John Milton, “Book IV”, in Paradise Lost, lines 618–622
    Synonyms:
    abeyant, dormant, latent

Synonyms of unactive

Forms of unactive

comparativemore unactive
superlativemost unactive

Origin of unactive

From un- + active. Piecewise doublet of inactive.

Words formed from unactive

Questions about unactive

What does unactive mean?
Unactive means not active; inactive.
What part of speech is unactive?
Unactive is an adjective.

Words near unactive in the dictionary

  1. unaction
  2. unactionable
  3. unactioned
  4. unactivatable
  5. unactivated
  6. unactive
  7. unactively
  8. unactiveness
  9. unactivity
  10. unactorish
  11. unactorlike

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