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inactive vs inert

inert vs inactive

inactive and inert both are adjectives.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
inactive No Yes No No
inert No Yes No No
inactive (adjective) inert (adjective)
(military) not involved in military operations slow and apathetic
not active physically or mentally unable to move or resist motion
(pathology) not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive
lacking activity; lying idle or unused
lacking in energy or will
(of e.g. volcanoes) not erupting and not extinct
not exerting influence or change
not engaged in full-time work
not in physical motion
(chemistry) not participating in a chemical reaction; chemically inert
Difference between inactive and inert

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