Definitions:

1. lacking activity adjective
   • The usuallybustling market was inactive on Sundays.
2. not active physically or mentally adjective
   • Illness forced them to live inactive lives.
3. not engaged in full-time work adjective
   • The inactive reserve had winters off.
4. not erupting and not extinct, e.g. in the case of volcanos adjective
   • A number of volcanos in California are inactive.
5. not in physical motion adjective
   • The propeller was inactive while the plane was stopped.
6. not involved in military operations adjective
   • The unit was inactive for the entire night.
7. not participating in a chemical reaction adjective
   • The ideal compound for the procedure would be inactive.
8. not progressing or increasing, usually referring to a disease or pathogen adjective
   • The blood tests showed that the virus was inactive.

Synonyms:

• dormant
• motionless
• nonoperational
• passive
• static
• still

NearBy Words:

• inactiveness