dead vs inactive

inactive vs dead

dead is a noun but inactive is not a noun.

dead and inactive both are adjectives.

dead is an adverb but inactive is not an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dead	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
inactive	No	Yes	No	No

dead (noun)	inactive (noun)
people who are no longer living
a time when coldness (or some other quality associated with death) is intense

dead (adjective)	inactive (adjective)
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life	(military) not involved in military operations
not showing characteristics of life especially the capacity to sustain life; no longer exerting force or having energy or heat	not active physically or mentally
the complete stoppage of an action	(pathology) not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly
not surviving in active use	lacking activity; lying idle or unused
physically inactive	lacking in energy or will
devoid of activity	(of e.g. volcanoes) not erupting and not extinct
lacking resilience or bounce	not exerting influence or change
out of use or operation because of a fault or breakdown	not engaged in full-time work
devoid of physical sensation; numb	not in physical motion
(followed by `to') not showing human feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive	(chemistry) not participating in a chemical reaction; chemically inert
no longer having force or relevance
unerringly accurate
not circulating or flowing
very tired
drained of electric charge; discharged
not yielding a return
lacking acoustic resonance

dead (adverb)	inactive (adverb)
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
quickly and without warning; happening unexpectedly; on impulse; without premeditation

Difference between dead and inactive

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