Meaning & use
inactive
Not currently active, functioning, or engaged in physical or other activity.
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The old factory has been inactive for years, its machines silent and rusting.
His doctor warned that staying inactive all winter was harming his health.
A note on using this word
Inactive applies to people, accounts, volcanoes, and equipment alike, always meaning currently not operating.
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