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1. inactive
adjective. ['ˌɪˈnæktɪv'] (chemistry) not participating in a chemical reaction; chemically inert.
Antonyms
Etymology
- active (English)
- actif (Middle English (1100-1500))
- in- (English)
- in (Latin)
Rhymes with Inactive
- photorefractive
- unattractive
- retroactive
- radioactive
- refractive
- hyperactive
- proactive
- overactive
- interactive
- attractive
- reactive
How do you pronounce inactive?
Pronounce inactive as ˌɪˈnæktɪv.
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Sentences with inactive
1. Adjective
Call all your inactive clients and ask them how you can help them get back into a healthy routine.
2. Noun, singular or mass
Educate yourself about depression, especially about the sufferer's propensity to become withdrawn and inactive.
Quotes about inactive
1. An active mind cannot exist in an inactive body.
- George S. Patton Jr.
2. Scientists used to do an experiment whereby a dog’s repeated reward for performing a task was unaccountably replaced by punishment. The dog, knowing it would be penalized for doing well or doing badly, would become melancholic and inactive. This and other unforeseeable results were funded by taxing up to sixty percent of people’s earnings. People became strangely melancholic and inactive
- Steve Aylett
2. inactive
adjective. ['ˌɪˈnæktɪv'] (pathology) not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly.
Antonyms
Etymology
- active (English)
- actif (Middle English (1100-1500))
- in- (English)
- in (Latin)
3. inactive
adjective. ['ˌɪˈnæktɪv'] (of e.g. volcanos) not erupting and not extinct.
Synonyms
Etymology
- active (English)
- actif (Middle English (1100-1500))
- in- (English)
- in (Latin)
4. inactive
adjective. ['ˌɪˈnæktɪv'] not active physically or mentally.
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Antonyms
Etymology
- active (English)
- actif (Middle English (1100-1500))
- in- (English)
- in (Latin)
5. inactive
adjective. ['ˌɪˈnæktɪv'] lacking activity; lying idle or unused.
Antonyms
Etymology
- active (English)
- actif (Middle English (1100-1500))
- in- (English)
- in (Latin)
6. inactive
adjective. ['ˌɪˈnæktɪv'] not exerting influence or change.
Antonyms
Etymology
- active (English)
- actif (Middle English (1100-1500))
- in- (English)
- in (Latin)
7. inactive
adjective. ['ˌɪˈnæktɪv'] (military) not involved in military operations.
Antonyms
Etymology
- active (English)
- actif (Middle English (1100-1500))
- in- (English)
- in (Latin)
8. inactive
adjective. ['ˌɪˈnæktɪv'] not engaged in full-time work.
Synonyms
Etymology
- active (English)
- actif (Middle English (1100-1500))
- in- (English)
- in (Latin)
9. inactive
adjective. ['ˌɪˈnæktɪv'] lacking in energy or will.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- active (English)
- actif (Middle English (1100-1500))
- in- (English)
- in (Latin)