inactive

Questions about inactive

What does inactive mean?

inactive means "(chemistry) not participating in a chemical reaction; chemically inert". That is the primary sense; the word has 10 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in inactive?

inactive has 3 syllables: in-ac-tive. The stress falls on "ac". In IPA it is /ˌɪˈnæktɪv/.

What is another word for inactive?

Close synonyms include nonoperational, dormant, passive, motionless, static. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of inactive?

The recorded antonyms are active, active, active, active.

Is inactive a common word?

inactive is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.