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Meaning
Adj
●
Not
active
,
temporarily
or permanently.
●
Not
engaging
in physical activity.
●
Not
functioning
or
operating
;
broken
down
●
Retired from
duty
or service.
●
In Chemistry:
Relatively inert.
●
In Physics:
Showing no
optical activity
in
polarized
light.
Noun
●
A person who does not take action.
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Origin
inactive
English
active
English
actif
Middle English (1100-1500)
actif
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
activus
Latin
in-
English
in
Latin
in-
Latin
in-
Middle English (1100-1500)
in-
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
in
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
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Etym
Synonyms
Dull
Abeyant
Cessant
Dormant
Fallow
Inactive
Inert
Latent
Nonactive
Quiescent
Silent
Sedentary
Slow
Suspended
Torpid
Unactive
Idle
Passive
At Rest
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Antonyms
Active
Dormant
Sedentary
In Action
Related
Deactivated
Unresponsive
Unavailable
Immobile
Disabled
Inactivated
Unstable
Incapacitated
Inoperable
Offline
Unproductive
Ineffective
Asymptomatic
Unemployed
Sluggish
Anemic
Awol
Invisible
Useless
Inaccessible
Isolated
Weak
Underactive
Reactivated
Inefficient
Dead
Absent
Unfit
Unusable
Unhealthy
Stagnant
Insoluble
Stable
Dysfunctional
Unsuccessful
Empty
Depressed
Unwell
Uncontactable
Depleted
Unreliable
Negative
Eligible
Expired
Deficient
Missing In Action
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Rhymes
Active
Factive
Inactive
Tractive
Enactive
Reactive
Proactive
Refractive
Hypoactive
Attractive
Extractive
Detractive
Overactive
Distractive
Contractive
Underactive
Interactive
Abstractive
Hyperactive
Protractive
Subtractive
Radioactive
Putrefactive
Unattractive
Hyperreactive
Counteractive
Immunoreactive
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