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unactivated

unactivated

6.5
Not started or turned on so it cannot be used
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌnˈæktɪveɪtɪd/
translation icon : no activado
  • For the machine to operate correctly, it cannot be left unactivated for too long.

Examples

  • The software remains unactivated until you enter the valid license key.

  • I can see in the setupact in the Panther directory that my commands appear to be added to runonce, but Windows remains unactivated.

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  • We can think of it as the apparatus being unactivated and so that's our initial state.

  • The device was unactivated after installation, preventing any initial tests from being performed.

Synonyms

inactive
vsunactivated
11 2.5

Not being used or working now

focuses on not being put into use or started
off
vsunactivated
8 1.0

Not working or operating

refers more to not being made active or available yet
unstarted
vsunactivated
1 4.3

Not yet begun

is about being not yet put into operation
nonactive
vsunactivated
3.7

Is not working or taking part now

emphasizes not being made ready or initiated yet
nonworking
vsunactivated
3.9

Not operating or being used

suggests it was never made ready or enabled before use
unworking
vsunactivated
5.9

Broken or not in use

highlights absence of prior activation or setup for use
uncommissioned
vsunactivated
  • Specialized
6.7

Not yet officially put into use

is broader, meaning not made active rather than only not approved

Antonyms

activated
4.4

Ready to begin work, for example a military unit or machine

How Active

activated
4.4
active
664 1.0
dormant
17 4.0
inactive
11 2.5
unactivated
6.5

Surface Forms

unactivated positive

Morphology

unactivated = activated (transparent) = un + activate + ed

Formed by the productive negation prefix 'un-' added to 'activated', yielding the straightforward meaning 'not activated'.

Etymology

Unactivated is made of un- 'not' and activate 'to make active', the same root you see in action. So unactivated means 'not started' or 'not turned on', like an account you cannot use until you verify it.