nonactive

Examples

• All

• During the winter months, many plants remain nonactive until the spring.

• But really those decompositions do not make sure that A and West have nonactive entries.

• The team decided to change their strategy since some members were nonactive during the project.

Synonyms

D

dormant

vsnonactive

34 5.2

Not active now but able to become active later

describes plain lack of operation without implying future reactivation

I

inactive

vsnonactive

16 3.0

Not taking part in an activity, job, or group

also covers objects or systems that are not functioning

I

inoperative

vsnonactive

9 5.5

Not working or not having any effect

focuses on lack of action rather than legal or formal invalidity

N

nonoperational

vsnonactive

1 4.6

Not working or currently not in use

does not stress involvement in activities, focusing on operation status

N

nonworking

vsnonactive

3.9

Not operating or being used

also covers lack of participation or absence from activities

N

non-operating

vsnonactive

4.9

Not working now or not part of the main business activities

is broader, applying to any nonfunctioning or nonparticipating situation

N

noninvolved

vsnonactive

5.5

Not taking part in something, for example a meeting or argument

includes lack of function or operation, not only absence from events

Antonyms

A

active

664 1.0

Operating now and not stopped

How Active

hyperactive

19 4.6

energetic

93 1.6

active

664 1.0

nonactive

3.7

dormant

34 5.2

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology