Meaning & use
inoperative
Not working or functioning; no longer in effect.
See it in a sentence
The elevator has been inoperative since the power outage last week.
The old law became inoperative once the new legislation was passed.
A note on using this word
Used for machines that have stopped working and, in formal or legal contexts, for rules no longer in force.
Words with a similar meaning
nonfunctional
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Words with an opposite meaning
operativefunctional
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