Inactive
adjective
Not doing anything, not involved in any activity or work.
He has been inactive in the business for some years now.
Often appears as...
- remain inactive
- become inactive
adjective
Not having any effects or not working.
The volcano has been inactive for hundreds of years.
Often appears as...
- inactive volcano
- inactive ingredients
adjective
Not participating or involved in physical activity.
A sedentary lifestyle can lead to being overweight and other health problems.
Often appears as...
- inactive lifestyle
- physically inactive
adjective
Not currently being used, or not currently in operation.
This account has been dormant for a long time, someone has to take action.
Often appears as...
- inactive account
- inactive status
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Technical
adjective
Not doing anything, not involved in any activity or work.
He has been inactive in the business for some years now.
Often appears as...
- remain inactive
- become inactive
adjective
Not having any effects or not working.
The volcano has been inactive for hundreds of years.
Often appears as...
- inactive volcano
- inactive ingredients
adjective
Not participating or involved in physical activity.
A sedentary lifestyle can lead to being overweight and other health problems.
Often appears as...
- inactive lifestyle
- physically inactive
adjective
Not currently being used, or not currently in operation.
This account has been dormant for a long time, someone has to take action.
Often appears as...
- inactive account
- inactive status
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Professional Context
Often used to describe lack of action in a professional or business situation.
She remained inactive in decision-making, letting others define the strategy.
Pro Tip 2/2Subtle Negativity
Can imply slight criticism for not participating or being productive.
Despite being a team member, he was inactive during the project.
Pro Tip 1/2Professional Context
Often used to describe lack of action in a professional or business situation.
She remained inactive in decision-making, letting others define the strategy.
Pro Tip 2/2Subtle Negativity
Can imply slight criticism for not participating or being productive.
Despite being a team member, he was inactive during the project.
Pro Tip 1/2Professional Context
Often used to describe lack of action in a professional or business situation.
She remained inactive in decision-making, letting others define the strategy.
Pro Tip 2/2Subtle Negativity
Can imply slight criticism for not participating or being productive.
Despite being a team member, he was inactive during the project.
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How does a jellyfish...
so it's important to remove lingering tentacles stuck to the skin. Rinsing with vinegar will usually render undischarged nematocysts inactive. Seawater can also help remove residual nematocysts. But don't use fresh water because any change in salt balance alters the osmotic pressure outside of the cnidocyte
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Safari Live - Day 76 PIPE...
so early in the morning and it's really hot and summertime here in the middle of the day are where we're a custom our schedules are very accustomed to wildlife schedules so you're up super early and you're active until it's too hot and then you're slightly inactive when it's really warm and then you get
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Can you actually boost...
Vaccines are truly genius. They contain a weakened or inactive part of a pathogen, like the flu, that includes its antigen name tag. They trigger the body into making antibodies without needing to get sick from an illness first. Instead of boosting the immune system overall,
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How plants tell time -...
After harvesting their morning light, plants use the rest of the day to build long chains of energy in the form of glucose polymers, like starch. The sun sets, and the day's work is done, though a plant is anything but inactive at night.
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Secrets of the X...
There's a certain degree of randomness to this process. One cell may inactivate the X chromosome from one parent, and another the chromosome from the other parent. The inactive X shrivels into a clump called a Barr body and goes silent.
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David Attenborough Eats...
plates which protect the body of a normal-sized and it's the membrane between them that is stretched these bloated individuals are almost totally inactive so they consume very little of the honey that they hold it is drunk by
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A Handy Zombie...
impossible for it to support itself on two legs this ragged hunk of roadkill is a crawler if I were you I'd hold it till the next rest stop though its body may be inactive zombie fungus is still
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Safari Live - Day 154 PIPE...
showing more life or more action might be coming in then alia when we saw him just flat sleeping this is very typical of low points most of the day when they'll be very very inactive and us you
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How do vaccines work? -...
and because they're live and quite powerful, people with weaker immune systems can't have them, while inactive vaccines don't create long-lasting immunity. Another type, the subunit vaccine,
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How spontaneous brain...
is its involvement in one of the most mysterious and poorly understood phenomena of our sleep. You may shut down and become inactive at night, but your brain doesn't. While you sleep,
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How does a jellyfish...
so it's important to remove lingering tentacles stuck to the skin. Rinsing with vinegar will usually render undischarged nematocysts inactive. Seawater can also help remove residual nematocysts. But don't use fresh water because any change in salt balance alters the osmotic pressure outside of the cnidocyte
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 76 PIPE...
so early in the morning and it's really hot and summertime here in the middle of the day are where we're a custom our schedules are very accustomed to wildlife schedules so you're up super early and you're active until it's too hot and then you're slightly inactive when it's really warm and then you get
Video examples
Can you actually boost...
Vaccines are truly genius. They contain a weakened or inactive part of a pathogen, like the flu, that includes its antigen name tag. They trigger the body into making antibodies without needing to get sick from an illness first. Instead of boosting the immune system overall,
Video examples
How plants tell time -...
After harvesting their morning light, plants use the rest of the day to build long chains of energy in the form of glucose polymers, like starch. The sun sets, and the day's work is done, though a plant is anything but inactive at night.
Video examples
Secrets of the X...
There's a certain degree of randomness to this process. One cell may inactivate the X chromosome from one parent, and another the chromosome from the other parent. The inactive X shrivels into a clump called a Barr body and goes silent.
Video examples
David Attenborough Eats...
plates which protect the body of a normal-sized and it's the membrane between them that is stretched these bloated individuals are almost totally inactive so they consume very little of the honey that they hold it is drunk by
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A Handy Zombie...
impossible for it to support itself on two legs this ragged hunk of roadkill is a crawler if I were you I'd hold it till the next rest stop though its body may be inactive zombie fungus is still
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Safari Live - Day 154 PIPE...
showing more life or more action might be coming in then alia when we saw him just flat sleeping this is very typical of low points most of the day when they'll be very very inactive and us you
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How do vaccines work? -...
and because they're live and quite powerful, people with weaker immune systems can't have them, while inactive vaccines don't create long-lasting immunity. Another type, the subunit vaccine,
Video examples
How spontaneous brain...
is its involvement in one of the most mysterious and poorly understood phenomena of our sleep. You may shut down and become inactive at night, but your brain doesn't. While you sleep,
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Riley Stearns
I was questioning what it means to be a man. I didn't feel as masculine as I thought I should. I was out of shape, slightly depressed, inactive, and didn't feel like I belonged to something. I started thinking about what the definition of a man is, and realized they're all these archaic tropes.
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Andrew Lloyd Webber
British Composer
At one point I couldn't move or get out of bed or anything. I developed blood clots because I'd been completely inactive. Then they thought - because the pain was so much - I had an infection in the bones, so they gave me pills, which gave me a tummy infection. It's like a French farce.
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Irvin D. Yalom
American Psychologist
I think everybody I've seen has come from some other therapy, and almost invariably, it's very much the same thing: the therapist is too disinterested, a little too aloof, a little too inactive. They're not really interested in the person; he doesn't relate to the person.
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Ruth Negga
Ethiopian Actress
There are no actions involved in 'beautiful.' It's such an inactive thing, and it's so subject to each individual's taste and appreciation. It's a lovely word, but I feel like it's been hijacked by really boring, dull people who don't understand how to use words.
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Tom Fitton
American Activist
You know, when you have a million plus names on the rolls, people who aren't voting or are inactive, dead, people who have moved away, that's a massive pool of potential voter fraud opportunities for those who want to be able to steal elections.
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Matt Hasselbeck
American Athlete
Coaches coach guys on the field. I get to spend time with practice squad receivers and tight ends or a young center who's always inactive on Sundays... I feel really good about having an impact on those guys and their careers.
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Lauren Kate
American Author
Cooking is the best way to unwind at the end of a long writing day. There's something mindless and hands-on about cooking, which makes it feel like the very opposite of writing, which is heady but inactive.
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Sharad Pawar
Indian Politician
I am worried about development in the field of information technology, communication, etc. So you cannot say that I have become inactive.
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Francis Crick
English Scientist
If poly A is added to poly U, to form a double or triple helix, the combination is inactive.
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Leon Russell
American Musician
I'm almost totally politically inactive.
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Riley Stearns
I was questioning what it means to be a man. I didn't feel as masculine as I thought I should. I was out of shape, slightly depressed, inactive, and didn't feel like I belonged to something. I started thinking about what the definition of a man is, and realized they're all these archaic tropes.
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Andrew Lloyd Webber
British Composer
At one point I couldn't move or get out of bed or anything. I developed blood clots because I'd been completely inactive. Then they thought - because the pain was so much - I had an infection in the bones, so they gave me pills, which gave me a tummy infection. It's like a French farce.
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Irvin D. Yalom
American Psychologist
I think everybody I've seen has come from some other therapy, and almost invariably, it's very much the same thing: the therapist is too disinterested, a little too aloof, a little too inactive. They're not really interested in the person; he doesn't relate to the person.
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Ruth Negga
Ethiopian Actress
There are no actions involved in 'beautiful.' It's such an inactive thing, and it's so subject to each individual's taste and appreciation. It's a lovely word, but I feel like it's been hijacked by really boring, dull people who don't understand how to use words.
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Tom Fitton
American Activist
You know, when you have a million plus names on the rolls, people who aren't voting or are inactive, dead, people who have moved away, that's a massive pool of potential voter fraud opportunities for those who want to be able to steal elections.
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Matt Hasselbeck
American Athlete
Coaches coach guys on the field. I get to spend time with practice squad receivers and tight ends or a young center who's always inactive on Sundays... I feel really good about having an impact on those guys and their careers.
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Lauren Kate
American Author
Cooking is the best way to unwind at the end of a long writing day. There's something mindless and hands-on about cooking, which makes it feel like the very opposite of writing, which is heady but inactive.
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Sharad Pawar
Indian Politician
I am worried about development in the field of information technology, communication, etc. So you cannot say that I have become inactive.
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Francis Crick
English Scientist
If poly A is added to poly U, to form a double or triple helix, the combination is inactive.
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Leon Russell
American Musician
I'm almost totally politically inactive.
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