EXERTIVE Antonyms

• 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

• (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

• lacking spirit or liveliness

• idle or indolent especially in a dreamy way

• lacking spirit or liveliness

• deficient in alertness or activity

• lacking zest or vivacity

• marked by low spirits; showing no enthusiasm

• lacking in energy or will

• expressing that the subject of the sentence is the patient of the action denoted by the verb

• the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action denoted by the verb

• peacefully resistant in response to injustice

• slow or slothful

• (of business) not active or brisk

• slow and apathetic

• deficient in alertness or activity

• not inclined to be enterprising