inactive

/ɪn'æktɪv/ adjective
8 letters3 syllables13 points in Scrabble®16 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS10
ADJECTIVE
1

Lacking in energy or will.

2

(pathology) not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly.

3

(military) not involved in military operations.

4

Not in physical motion.

5

(of e.g. volcanos) not erupting and not extinct.

6

(chemistry) not participating in a chemical reaction; chemically inert.

“desired amounts of inactive chlorine”

7

Lacking activity; lying idle or unused.

“an inactive mine”

“inactive accounts”

8

Not active physically or mentally.

“illness forced him to live an inactive life”

“dreamy and inactive by nature”

9

Not engaged in full-time work.

“inactive reserve”

“an inactive member”

10

Not exerting influence or change.

WORD FORMS
Related forminactivity
Related forminactiveness
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®13 points
Words With Friends®16 points
Double word26 points
Triple word39 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latininactiveway
Starts & ends withI … E
Syllablesin · ac · tive
SYNONYMS & RELATED40
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