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inoperative
adjective
Synonyms and Antonyms of INOPERATIVE
1
not being in a state of use, activity, or employment <be careful when putting your hands in even an inoperative garbage disposal>
Related Words abeyant, arrested, interrupted, suspended; unoccupied; asleep, comatose, lifeless, moribund, quiescent, sleepy; inoperable, unusable, unworkable, useless; dull, slow
Near Antonyms functional, operable, operational, workable; assiduous, industrious, sedulous; energetic, vigorous; feasible, practical, usable (also useable), useful, viable
2
not being in working order <looking for an expert to fix the inoperative grandfather clock>
Synonyms down, inoperative, kaput (also kaputt), malfunctioning, nonfunctional, nonfunctioning, nonoperating
Related Words broken; off; deactivated, deadlocked, ineffective, ineffectual, nonproductive, unproductive, unusable, unworkable, useless
Near Antonyms effective, effectual, employable, performing, producing, productive, serving, usable (also useable), useful, viable, workable
Antonyms functional, functioning, operable, operant, operating, operational, operative, running, working
3
having no legal or binding force <the decision of the state's supreme court has rendered the law inoperative>
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