Active
Antonyms of ACTIVE
- unproductive, apathetic, dull, quiet, inoperative, extinct, idle, uninvolved, deactivated, ineffective, phlegmatic, ineffectual, nonexistent, passive, quiescent, nonoperating, unambitious, broken, inactive, meek, arrested, nonfunctioning, inert, unenthusiastic, off, indifferent, kaput, decommissioned, immobile, cowardly, tedious, disinterested, leaden, nonproductive, dispirited, lifeless, slow, sluggish, nonoperative, lazy, irresolute, useless, calm, nonfunctional, afraid, boring, heavy, abeyant, lethargic, impassive, dormant, stupid, unmovable, unworking, fixed, vapid, ignorant, uneducated, inanimate, weak.
Examples of usage:
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" I've retired from active work," he informed Graydon one day, when that young man stared in astonishment at him. "Jane Cable" by George Barr McCutcheon
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To the old and weary man the life to come showed as rest; to the young and active Cosmo it promised more work. "Warlock o' Glenwarlock" by George MacDonald
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Rene de Ronville, being an active and intelligent young man, was sent about through the town to let everybody know of the meeting. "Alice of Old Vincennes" by Maurice Thompson
