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inactive vs active

active vs inactive

inactive is not a noun while active is a noun.

inactive and active both are adjectives.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
inactive No Yes No No
active Yes Yes No No
inactive (noun) active (noun)
a person who is a participating member of an organization
the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb
chemical agent capable of activity
inactive (adjective) active (adjective)
(military) not involved in military operations (used of verbs (e.g. `to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running' in `running water')) expressing action rather than a state of being
not active physically or mentally characterized by energetic activity
(pathology) not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly tending to become more severe or wider in scope
lacking activity; lying idle or unused disposed to take action or effectuate change
lacking in energy or will (of e.g. volcanoes) erupting or liable to erupt
(of e.g. volcanoes) not erupting and not extinct (of e.g. volcanoes) capable of erupting
not exerting influence or change full of activity or engaged in continuous activity
not engaged in full-time work exerting influence or producing a change or effect
not in physical motion engaged in full-time work
(chemistry) not participating in a chemical reaction; chemically inert expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor:
(of the sun) characterized by an increased occurrence of sunspots and flares and radio emissions
in operation
taking part in an activity
engaged in or ready for military or naval operations
Difference between inactive and active

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