inactive
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2.3
- adjective
- /ɪnˈæktɪv/
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inactivo
- Most people know that being inactive for long periods can lead to health problems.
- physically inactive
- active or inactive
- unfit and inactive
And as I lose muscle, I become more inactive and the spiral, the cycle continues.
- And as I lose muscle, I become more inactive and the spiral, the cycle continues.
- So if an individual is inactive and not exercising then that skeletal muscle becomes over packed.
- But often people are busy, they're thinking, they're on e-mail, they're doing this, their brain is, is so hyperactive and their body is, is inactive.
- The left brain is still relatively inactive, and parts of it right here.
Examples
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Grey seals often remain inactive for long periods of time during lactation to conserve resources.
Academic text (2018) -
Children who are inactive may have difficulty keeping up with their peers in sports.
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We must remain inactive for a while.
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The young, professional women in this study were relatively inactive.
Academic text (2008) -
After weeks of stunning growth and activity, Calvin is completely inactive.
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We are far too inactive in this country and satisfied with the status quo.
Blog text (17) -
Kira has been strangely inactive of late, something authorities are eager to point to as evidence their investigation is gaining momentum.
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The inactive volcano has not erupted in over a century, leading scientists to study its stability.
Synonyms
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1.0
Not moving or making a sound
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3.9
Not taking action or trying to change what happens
45
3.8
Not moving or changing over time
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3.0
Completely still with no movement, like a statue
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5.2
Not active now but able to become active later
16
5.6
Spending most time sitting and getting little exercise
15
5.3
Being very tired and slow with little interest or energy
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4.4
Not able to move or be moved, like a statue
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4.1
Feeling very tired and having no energy
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8.1
Not moving or changing for a time
7
5.5
Not moving and without the energy or will to act
1
8.2
To move slowly and have little energy or interest
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4.9
Working less than normal inside the body
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2.2
Completely still and keeping the same position
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6.7
Very inactive and showing little interest or energy
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4.4
Not busy and able to help with other tasks
Is not working or taking part now
Feeling very tired and unable to do much
Less active than usual in the body or mind
Showing boredom by yawning or being very sleepy
Antonyms
How Active
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Inactive comes from the parts in- 'not' and active 'doing or moving', the same act in 'action' or 'actor'. So an inactive person or animal is simply 'not doing' or not moving now.