US /ɪnˈæktɪv/ UK /ɪnˈæktɪv/
adj

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    not active, working, or in operation

    The account became inactive after a year of disuse.

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Synonyms
1 adj · not active, working, or in... idledormantinertpassivesluggishquiescentunemployed
Word family
Derived forms inactivelyinactivityinactivate
Related forms activeactactivity

Etymology

From in- ('not') + active, from Latin activus ('active'), from actus, past participle of agere ('to do, drive, act').

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