INOPERATIVE Synonyms

• producing no result or effect

• unproductive of success

• not in action or at work

• the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling

• without a basis in reason or fact

• not in active use

• silly or trivial

• lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility

• not yielding a return

• not having a job

• run disconnected or idle

• be idle; exist in a changeless situation

• not capable of movement or of being moved

• securely fixed in place

• lacking power or ability

• (of a male) unable to copulate

• (pathology) not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly

• (military) not involved in military operations

• not exerting influence or change

• (of e.g. volcanoes) not erupting and not extinct

• lacking in energy or will

• lacking activity; lying idle or unused

• not engaged in full-time work

• not active physically or mentally

• (chemistry) not participating in a chemical reaction; chemically inert

• not in physical motion

• not producing an intended effect

• lacking in power or forcefulness

• lacking the ability or skill to perform effectively; inadequate

• not producing an intended effect

• producing no result or effect

• lacking in power or forcefulness

• lacking the power to produce a desired effect

• not in physical motion

• not having or performing a function

• not performing or able to perform its regular function

• of no real value

• lacking power

• concerned with or producing or caused by static electricity

• a crackling or hissing noise caused by electrical interference

• angry criticism

• not in physical motion

• showing little if any change

• producing no result or effect

• not producing or capable of producing

• not producing desired results

• having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully

• of no value

• wanting in physical strength

• overly diluted; thin and insipid

• (used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress

• wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings

• tending downward in price

• deficient or lacking in some skill

• lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality

• (used of verbs) having standard (or regular) inflection

• not having authority, political strength, or governing power

• deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc

• likely to fail under stress or pressure

• deficient in intelligence or mental power