inert | Definition of inert

Synonyms and Antonyms of inert

1 not being in a state of use, activity, or employment

the inert, abandoned factories that are scattered all over that dying city

Synonyms of inert

dead, dormant, fallow, free, idle, inactive, inoperative, latent, off, unused, vacant

Words Related to inert

abeyant, arrested, interrupted, suspended

asleep, comatose, lifeless, moribund, quiescent, sleepy

inoperable, unusable, unworkable, useless

Phrases Synonymous with inert

at rest, on the shelf, out of commission

Near Antonyms of inert

functional, operable, operational, workable

assiduous, industrious, sedulous

energetic, vigorous

feasible, practical, usable (also useable), useful, viable

Antonyms of inert

active, alive, busy, employed, functioning, going, living, on, operating, operative, running, working

2 slow to move or act

a sleepy, inert reptile that is no threat to people when left alone

Synonyms of inert

dull, inactive, lethargic, quiescent, sleepy, sluggish, torpid

Words Related to inert

ambitionless, apathetic, indolent, languorous, lazy, lazyish, listless, shiftless, slack, slothful, sluggard, sluggardly

dormant, inanimate, motionless, resting, sedentary, static, still

dopey (also dopy), drugged

asleep, drowsy, somnambulant

catatonic, comatose

Near Antonyms of inert

busy, engaged, occupied, working

animated, bouncing, dynamic, energetic, kinetic, lively, peppy, perky, spirited, sprightly, springy, vigorous, vital, vivacious, zippy

assiduous, diligent, hardworking, industrious, sedulous

Antonyms of inert