inactive

Meanings

Adjective Satellite

• (chemistry) not participating in a chemical reaction; chemically inert
  • "desired amounts of inactive chlorine"
• not in physical motion

Adjective

• (pathology) not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly
• (military) not involved in military operations
• not exerting influence or change
• (of e.g. volcanos) not erupting and not extinct
• lacking in energy or will; - George Meredith
• lacking activity; lying idle or unused
  • "an inactive mine"
  • "inactive accounts"
  • "inactive machinery"
• not engaged in full-time work
  • "inactive reserve"
  • "an inactive member"
• not active physically or mentally
  • "illness forced him to live an inactive life"
  • "dreamy and inactive by nature"

Synonyms

dormant, motionless, nonoperational, passive, static, still

Antonyms

active, operational