inactive, idle, inert, passive, supine mean not engaged in work or activity. inactive applies to anyone or anything not in action or in operation or at work.

Inactive, dormant, inert, sluggish, torpid suggest lack of activity. Inactive indicates absence of action, indisposition to activity, or cessation of activity: an inactive compound, life, file of papers.

Inactive indicates absence of activity: retired but not inactive; an inactive factory. Idle refers to persons who are not doing anything or are not busy: employees who were idle because of the strike.

It's bad for your health to be physically inactive. The property market remains largely inactive.

Definition of inactive adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Inactive generally refers to a state of inactivity, dormancy or lack of movement, action or change; not participating or involved in any activity or doing anything.

Not disposed to action or effort; not diligent or industrious; not busy; idle; as, an inactive officer. Learn the meaning of Inactive with clear definitions and helpful usage examples.

Marked by inaction or sluggishness; destitute of activity: as, an inactive existence; the inactive stage of insect life (that is, the period of metamorphosis, generally passed in concealment).

Someone or something that is inactive is not doing anything or is not working. He certainly was not politically inactive.

Inactive indicates absence of action, indisposition to activity, or cessation of activity: an inactive compound, life, file of papers. Dormant suggests the quiescence or inactivity of that which sleeps but …