inactive
Adjective
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referred to in: chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactionssimilar to: unreactive - (chemistry) not reacting chemically
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referred to in: pathology - the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases
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referred to in: armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nationsame as: nonoperational
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similar to: quiescent - not active or activated
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tells us about: dormancy, quiescence, quiescency - a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inactionsimilar to: quiescent - being quiet or still or inactivesame as: dormant
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tells us about: passiveness, passivity - the trait of remaining inactive; a lack of initiativesimilar to:
- hands-off - not involving participation or intervention
- resistless, unresisting - offering no resistance
- supine - passive as a result of indolence or indifference
same as: passive -
also: lethargic, unenergetic - deficient in alertness or activitytells us about: activeness, activity - the trait of being active; moving or acting rapidly and energeticallysimilar to:
- desk-bound, deskbound - restricted to working in an office rather than in an active physical capacity
- abeyant, dormant - inactive but capable of becoming active
- hypoactive, underactive - abnormally inactive
- inert, sluggish, soggy, torpid - slow and apathetic
- sedentary - requiring sitting or little activity
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