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Synonyms & Antonyms for inert
Synonyms
dead, dormant, fallow, free, idle, inactive, inoperative, latent, off, unused, vacant
Antonyms
active, alive, busy, employed, functioning, going, living, on, operating, operative, running, working
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National conservatives regard the objects of their compassion as inert victims, who are as passive as brown paper parcels, awaiting government rescue from circumstances. — George Will, Twin Cities, "George Will: ‘National conservatism’ is ‘Elizabeth Warren conservatism’," 11 Aug. 2019 Unlike an inert molecule introduced to the body for some temporary effect, CAR-T is alive. — Charles Graeber, WIRED, "How Scientists Built a ‘Living Drug’ to Beat Cancer," 25 July 2019 These are the types of lasers that are best suited to photonics applications that need to use inert materials—oxides are very unreactive—and need to be small. — Chris Lee, Ars Technica, "Wireless nanowire lasers absorb infrared, emit blue light," 1 June 2019 In fact, such measurements had rarely been achieved in inert materials (although Campàs said that, going forward, the droplet method can be used in those systems, too). — Quanta Magazine, "‘Traffic Jams’ of Cells Help to Sculpt Embryos," 27 Sep. 2018 Lucas, who declined to participate in the competition, coughed up an inert, impenetrable block of concrete building material for her stodgy, gray, eminently un-telegenic sculpture. — Los Angeles Times, "Review: Sarah Lucas show at the Hammer Museum is naked but definitely not afraid," 17 July 2019 The munitions, about 22 and a half inches long and blue in color, are inert but is equipped with a small pyrotechnic charge and should not be handled. — Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al.com, "Air Force A-10 hits bird, accidentally drops training bombs on Florida," 2 July 2019 The bombs are inert but do contain small pyrotechnic charges and should not be approached. — Joe Mario Pedersen, orlandosentinel.com, "Air Force jet hits bird, drops 3 dummy bombs over Florida," 2 July 2019 Even so, roughly 30 episodes into a series that began as a revelation but has since become a chore, Atwood’s coda underlines how inert the TV show’s structure is compared to that of the book. — Time, "The Handmaid's Tale Could Be So Much Better. But First It Has to Leave Its Star Behind," 26 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'inert.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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