inactive vs dead

dead vs inactive

inactive is not a noun while dead is a noun.

inactive and dead both are adjectives.

inactive is not an adverb while dead is an adverb.

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

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

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

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

Difference between inactive and dead

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