Hyphenation of Inactive

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word Inactive? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

In-ac-tive

Definitions of Inactive:

1.	(chemistry) not participating in a chemical reaction Chemically inert Desired amounts of inactive chlorine
2.	(pathology) not progressing or increasing Or progressing slowly
3.	(military) not involved in military operations
4.	Not exerting influence or change
5.	(of e.g. volcanos) not erupting and not extinct A dormant volcano
6.	Lacking in energy or will Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself- George Meredith
7.	Lacking activity Lying idle or unused An inactive mine Inactive accounts Inactive machinery
8.	Not engaged in full-time work Inactive reserve An inactive member
9.	Not active physically or mentally Illness forced him to live an inactive life Dreamy and inactive by nature
10.	Not in physical motion The inertia of an object at rest

Synonyms of Inactive:

adj	unreactive
adj	inactive, arrested, in remission, dead-end, indolent, latent, quiescent
adj	inactive, quiescent
adj	extinct, dead
adj	dormant, quiescent
adj	passive, hands-off, resistless, supine, unresisting
adj	inactive, closed, dark, dead, dull, slow, sluggish, idle, unused, strikebound
adj	inactive, off, off duty, off-duty, on leave, retired
adj	inactive, desk-bound, deskbound, dormant, hypoactive, underactive, inert, sluggish, torpid, sedentary, lethargic, unergetic
adj	reserve, nonoperational
adj	motionless, static, still, nonmoving, unmoving
adj	abeyant, in abeyance, suspended, delayed

Last hyphenations of this language

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