Definition of inactive

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  • inactive is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 13
  • inactive is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 13
  • inactive is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 16

Definition of inactive

  • lacking in energy or will (adjective)

    Synonyms

    1. passive
  • (military) not involved in military operations (adjective)

    Synonyms

    1. nonoperational
  • not in physical motion (adjective)

    Synonyms

    1. motionless
    2. static
    3. still
  • (of e.g. volcanos) not erupting and not extinct (adjective)

    Synonyms

    1. dormant
  • (chemistry) not participating in a chemical reaction; chemically inert (adjective)

    Examples

    1. desired amounts of inactive chlorine
  • lacking activity; lying idle or unused (adjective)

    Examples

    1. an inactive mine
    2. inactive accounts
    3. inactive machinery
  • not active physically or mentally (adjective)

    Examples

    1. illness forced him to live an inactive life
    2. dreamy and inactive by nature
  • not engaged in full-time work (adjective)

    Examples

    1. inactive reserve
    2. an inactive member
  • not exerting influence or change (adjective)
  • (pathology) not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly (adjective)

See definition of inactive in Merriam Webster