Adjective
inactive -
not active physically or mentally; "illness forced him to live an inactive life" ; "dreamy and inactive by nature"
active characterized by energetic activity; "an active toddler" ; "active as a gazelle" ; "an active man is a man of action"
lethargic ,
unenrgetic deficient in alertness or activity; "bullfrogs became lethargic with the first cold nights"
activeness ,
activity the trait of being active; moving or acting rapidly and energetically; "the level of activity declines with age"
desk-bound ,
deskbound restricted to working in an office rather than in an active physical capacity
abeyant ,
dormant inactive but capable of becoming active; "her feelings of affection are dormant but easily awakened"
hypoactive ,
underactive abnormally inactive
torpid ,
inert ,
sluggish ,
soggy slow and apathetic; "she was fat and inert" ; "a sluggish worker" ; "a mind grown torpid in old age"
inactive -
lacking activity; lying idle or unused; "an inactive mine" ; "inactive accounts" ; "inactive machinery"
active characterized by energetic activity; "an active toddler" ; "active as a gazelle" ; "an active man is a man of action"
dark not giving performances; closed; "the theater is dark on Mondays"
dead devoid of activity; "this is a dead town; nothing ever happens here"
sluggish ,
slow ,
dull moving slowly; "a sluggish stream"
unused ,
idle infrequently exposed to; "feet unused to shoes"
inactive -
(pathology) not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly
active characterized by energetic activity; "an active toddler" ; "active as a gazelle" ; "an active man is a man of action"
pathology the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases
dead-end lacking opportunities for development or advancement; "stuck in a dead-end job"
flat commercially inactive; "flat sales for the month" ; "prices remained flat" ; "a flat market"
indolent (of tumors, e.g.) slow to heal or develop and usually painless; "an indolent ulcer" ; "leprosy is an indolent infectious disease"
latent (pathology) not presently active; "latent infection" ; "latent diabetes"
inactive -
not engaged in full-time work; "inactive reserve" ; "an inactive member"
active characterized by energetic activity; "an active toddler" ; "active as a gazelle" ; "an active man is a man of action"
off not performing or scheduled for duties; "He's off every Tuesday"
inactive -
not in physical motion; "the inertia of an object at rest"
motionless ,
static ,
still
nonmoving ,
unmoving not in motion
inactive -
(chemistry) not participating in a chemical reaction; chemically inert; "desired amounts of inactive chlorine"
unreactive (chemistry) not reacting chemically
chemical science ,
chemistry the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
inactive -
not exerting influence or change
active characterized by energetic activity; "an active toddler" ; "active as a gazelle" ; "an active man is a man of action"
inactive -
lacking in energy or will; "Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself" - George Meredith
passive
active characterized by energetic activity; "an active toddler" ; "active as a gazelle" ; "an active man is a man of action"
hands-off not involving participation or intervention; "a hands-off foreign policy"
inactive -
(of e.g. volcanos) not erupting and not extinct ; "a dormant volcano"
dormant
active characterized by energetic activity; "an active toddler" ; "active as a gazelle" ; "an active man is a man of action"
dormancy ,
quiescence ,
quiescency a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction; "the volcano erupted after centuries of dormancy"
inactive -
(military) not involved in military operations
nonoperational
armed forces ,
armed services ,
military ,
military machine ,
war machine the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region" ; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
