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1. (adj)
inactive
(chemistry) not participating in a chemical reaction; chemically inert
"desired amounts of inactive chlorine"
2. (adj)
inactive
(pathology) not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly
3. (adj)
nonoperational, inactive
(military) not involved in military operations
4. (adj)
inactive
not exerting influence or change
5. (adj)
dormant, inactive
(of e.g. volcanos) not erupting and not extinct
"a dormant volcano"
6. (adj)
passive, inactive
lacking in energy or will
"Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself"- George Meredith
7. (adj)
inactive
lacking activity; lying idle or unused
"an inactive mine"; "inactive accounts"; "inactive machinery"
8. (adj)
inactive
not engaged in full-time work
"inactive reserve"; "an inactive member"
9. (adj)
inactive
not active physically or mentally
"illness forced him to live an inactive life"; "dreamy and inactive by nature"
10. (adj)
inactive, motionless, static, still
not in physical motion
"the inertia of an object at rest"
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