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   inactive

   /ɪnˈaktɪv/

   adjective

   • 1. not engaging in or involving any or much physical activity: "an inactive lifestyle" Similar idleindolentlazylifelessslothfullethargicinertslowsluggishstagnantdozyunenergeticlistlesslanguishingvegetatingtorpidimmobileOpposite active
   • ▪ not working; inoperative: "the device remains inactive while the computer is started up" Similar inoperativenon-functioningidleturned offdormantnot workingout of serviceunusedout of usenot in useunoccupiedunemployedinertdeadOpposite activein use
   • ▪ not engaging in political or other activity: "an inactive Russian spy"
   • ▪ having no chemical or biological effect: "the inactive X chromosome"
   • ▪ (of a disease) not exhibiting symptoms: "inactive Crohn's disease"

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from in-1 + active.

   Derivatives

   • 1. inactively adverb

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishINACTIVE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   doing nothing or not doing what you have usually done: an inactive member of an advisory board.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › inactiveInactive Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of INACTIVE is not active. How to use inactive in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Inactive.

4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › inactiveInactive - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Definitions of inactive. adjective. not active physically or mentally. “illness forced him to live an inactive life” “dreamy and inactive by nature” synonyms: desk-bound, deskbound. restricted to working in an office rather than in an active physical capacity. abeyant, dormant. inactive but capable of becoming active. hypoactive, underactive.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishINACTIVE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   inactive indicates absence of action, indisposition to activity, or cessation of activity: an inactive compound, life, file of papers. dormant suggests the quiescence or inactivity of that which sleeps but may be roused to action: a dormant volcano. inert suggests the condition of dead matter, with no inherent power of motion or action; it may ...

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryINACTIVE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   doing nothing or not doing what you have usually done: an inactive member of an advisory board.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishINACTIVE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   INACTIVE definition: 1. not active or working: 2. the fact of not being active or working: . Learn more.

8. www.dictionary.com › browse › inactiveINACTIVE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Inactive indicates absence of action, indisposition to activity, or cessation of activity: an inactive compound, life, file of papers. Dormant suggests the quiescence or inactivity of that which sleeps but may be roused to action: a dormant volcano.