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What is another word for
inoperative
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▲
Not properly working or having the desired effect
Not legally valid or binding
In an idle state due to not being used or employed
Of no real use or worth
Nonliving, having no sentience or consciousness
Harmless or producing no ill effect
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Adjective
▲
Not properly working or having the desired effect
malfunctioning
broken
defective
kaput
down
inoperable
faulty
bust
nonfunctional
nonfunctioning
nonoperating
knackered
kaputt
shot
unserviceable
wonky
useless
ineffective
jiggered
unworkable
ineffectual
inefficacious
nonactive
not working
not functioning
broken-down
in disrepair
out of commission
out of order
acting up
conked out
gone haywire
non-functional
gone phut
on the blink
not in working order
gone kaput
out of service
broken down
out of action
out of whack
out of use
on the fritz
hors de combat
busted
damaged
unsound
non-functioning
out of kilter
unusable
duff
done for
playing up
dud
on its last legs
imperfect
inactive
finished
impaired
flawed
out
haywire
disabled
dead
ruined
bonkers
kerflooey
incapacitated
conked-out
worn-out
up the spout
had it
bad
unoperational
unavailable
weak
buggy
unfunctional
unavailing
jammed
gone
spent
inoperational
unproductive
dysfunctional
scrap
bootless
abortive
doesn't work
not functional
on the bum
run-down
not in operation
fallen apart
gone wrong
unavailable for use
gone to pieces
in the shop
on the shelf
not in service
not in use
non-operational
in a state of disrepair
in need of repair
worn out
given up the ghost
gone bust
stopped working
packed up
done
unable to be used
sunk
doomed
worthless
idle
failed
valueless
off
wracked
crashed
exhausted
unsatisfactory
feeble
decommissioned
blemished
shoddy
done in
amiss
coming unglued
screwed up
coming unstuck
sick
lemon
maimed
marred
unhealthy
unreliable
wrecked
no good
gone to pot
dilapidated
in repair
clapped out
beat-up
injured
warped
destroyed
cracked
deformed
toast
scratched
torn
messed up
deteriorated
smashed
ramshackle
dashed
crumbling
tumbledown
lost
decayed
spoilt
UK
spoiled
US
defeated
in poor condition
gone to rack and ruin
falling to pieces
washed-up
wiped out
battered
shattered
devastated
jacked up
totaled
beaten
undone
thwarted
run down
in flames
badly maintained
poorly maintained
worse for wear
in ruins
at an end
down the tubes
down for the count
down the drain
DOA
ill-maintained
past its best
defective on arrival
disfigured
through
malfunctional
dented
bankrupt
drained
buckled
whacked
vanquished
empty
liquidated
maladjusted
unfit
undermined
debilitated
crushed
over with
dead and buried
over the hill
played out
gone to the wall
past it
wound up
over
hurt
abnormal
in hot water
in dire straits
in deep trouble
in serious trouble
derelict
decrepit
inhibited
neglected
in pieces
dinged
snafued
bent
flubbed
decaying
ruinous
in shreds
glitched
wounded
disintegrating
in tatters
in ashes
dead in the water
shambly
shacky
munted
fordone
irreparable
blasted
irremediable
no-go
loused up
in smithereens
fouled up
mucked up
botched
mutilated
harmed
falling apart
uncared-for
defunct
cooked
ended
extinct
floored
on the skids
out of circulation
burned out
belly-up
out of business
down and out
all washed up
more ❯
“The fire hydrants, which are sometimes found to be
inoperative
during the fire hazards in the town, should be revamped.”
Adjective
▲
Not legally valid or binding
invalid
void
nonbinding
null
nonvalid
bad
nullified
canceled
US
cancelled
UK
revoked
rescinded
ineffective
discontinued
terminated
null and void
not binding
non-viable
not in force
nugatory
annulled
unacceptable
abolished
unenforceable
worthless
useless
ineffectual
unsanctioned
repealed
improper
inapplicable
illegitimate
legally void
unavailing
inefficacious
cancelled out
incorrect
of no effect
expired
voided
lapsed
negated
nonviable
unratified
unrenewed
forceless
meaningless
dead
not viable
out of date
set aside
bogus
false
dud
fake
spurious
fraudulent
phoney
UK
counterfeit
forged
dummy
pseudo
illegal
mock
hoax
phony
US
artificial
sham
uncollectible
extinct
run out
finished
ended
obsolete
past
superseded
stale
elapsed
no longer current
no longer topical
more ❯
“It is obvious that no patent can be invalid and
inoperative
by reason of its failure to describe and claim matter lying outside the limits of that invention.”
Adjective
▲
In an idle state due to not being used or employed
inactive
dormant
idle
unused
inert
free
vacant
off
latent
dead
fallow
unemployed
quiescent
out of commission
disused
stagnant
non-functioning
suspended
obsolete
not in use
no longer in use
in abeyance
discontinued
fossilized
US
unusable
defunct
extinct
outdated
redundant
fossilised
UK
out-of-date
mothballed
not functioning
at rest
fallen into disuse
on the shelf
out of use
out of action
unreserved
resting
deactivated
not operating
not working
gathering dust
abeyant
not activated
unutilized
down
sidelined
unexploited
pending
not made use of
untried
untapped
closed down
unspoiled
unspoilt
turned off
not in service
going begging
in limbo
on ice
archaic
forgotten
abandoned
ancient
lapsed
antiquated
discarded
bygone
old
superseded
antique
expired
bypast
former
unreactive
stale
void
invalid
elapsed
out of date
no longer active
very old
of yore
null and void
run out
unoccupied
disengaged
available
accessible
superannuated
spare
untaken
unengaged
at hand
up for grabs
on hand
not occupied
vanished
ended
moribund
untouched
neglected
forsaken
handy
empty
deserted
usable
unfilled
stationary
on hold
low-key
static
in holding pattern
exploitable
uninhabited
untenanted
for the taking
tenantless
employable
still
ticking over
leisure
own
more ❯
“A marginal machine can be expected to bring a daily net gain of $4,000, and an
inoperative
machine causes a net loss of $16,000 a day.”
Adjective
▲
Of no real use or worth
nugatory
pointless
useless
vain
valueless
worthless
abortive
futile
unproductive
superfluous
ineffectual
ineffective
idle
inefficacious
unavailing
inefficient
fruitless
unprofitable
profitless
bootless
purposeless
feckless
counterproductive
inutile
unsuccessful
hopeless
inept
inactive
empty
weak
otiose
barren
incompetent
impotent
off
non-functioning
inadequate
silent
not working
failed
impractical
feeble
unusable
inexpedient
meaningless
inferior
powerless
lame
unworkable
paltry
unfruitful
hamstrung
unpurposed
pathetic
null
nonfunctional
unfructuous
unable
expendable
unfunctional
anticlimactic
impracticable
indecisive
forceless
withered
dysfunctional
scrap
non-successful
to no effect
of no use
good-for-nothing
to no avail
turned off
not in use
out of use
out of service
unsuitable
unserviceable
stillborn
nonpractical
junky
unbeneficial
broken
unuseful
inoperable
pants
unhelpful
self-defeating
in vain
Sisyphean
not useful
to no purpose
waste
stupid
disadvantageous
unavailable
no good
poor
incapable
limited
unfit
void
innocuous
neutralized
US
defeasible
neutralised
UK
not effective
no-go
insignificant
senseless
inconsequential
hollow
unimportant
trivial
aimless
trifling
unrewarding
irrelevant
needless
nothing
negligible
wasted
purportless
sterile
unnecessary
frivolous
thwarted
petty
insubstantial
piddling
unessential
doomed
footling
no-good
unsatisfactory
foiled
slight
inconsiderable
without rhyme or reason
no use
chaffy
banal
unremunerative
bungled
minute
of no avail
inane
unreasonable
picayune
measly
mindless
forlorn
vapid
nonsensical
casual
miserable
of no benefit
lost
redundant
frustrated
Mickey Mouse
without success
no dice
minor
piffling
impossible
niggling
little
unprolific
unsubstantial
foolish
meritless
no-account
immaterial
silly
baulked
UK
nonproductive
vacuous
losing
insufficient
of no consequence
defeated
of no great concern
of no account
motiveless
balked
US
botched
thankless
no-win
disastrous
defective
mediocre
on a treadmill
lousy
wretched
for nought
of no value
not worth the candle
dry
dull
lazy
small
incidental
boring
superficial
fiddling
uninspiring
light
nonessential
uninteresting
indolent
absurd
small-time
second-rate
wasteful
unambitious
gainless
commonplace
humdrum
uncreative
vacant
drab
unyieldly
shiftless
prosaic
delusive
goalless
nominal
not valuable
fatuous
wanky
deficient
ridiculous
misfired
blocked
poxy
nongermane
inadmissible
puny
unreal
piddly
unenterprising
derisory
pimping
stymied
negative
a dead loss
ruined
spoiled
US
spoilt
UK
inconvenient
peanut
beyond hope
unachievable
hindered
stonewalled
obstructed
chicken
incommodious
wanton
not much cop
peripheral
drifting
unconstructive
dinky
cheap
not having a prayer
with no chance of success
messed up
not helpful
uncalled-for
nickel-and-dime
de minimis
uncalled for
small-fry
minuscule
bush-league
of little consequence
of little importance
no great shakes
minor-league
uncelebrated
fouled up
lightweight
lesser
secondary
not worth mentioning
of no importance
obscure
infinitesimal
inappreciable
low-ranking
uneconomic
failing
maladaptive
miscarried
puerile
unlucrative
groundless
bungling
rotten
toothless
throwaway
pyrrhic
dysregulated
scant
uninformative
unvaluable
self-sabotaging
specious
effete
exhausted
unneeded
resultless
parlous
insincere
baseless
of little worth
adverse
self-destructive
without value
of no earthly use
spiritless
objectless
lacking value
not fruitful
dead
time-wasting
rambling
unfounded
unpromising
contemptible
no good to gundy
misleading
unnotable
delusory
stale
insipid
unmeaning
unsound
not needed
base
insane
going nowhere
lacking foundation
wandering
not a prayer
in vicious circle
unasked
for naught
arid
tedious
flat
abject
drossy
spinning one's wheels
wild goose chase
helpless
adrift
Pyrrhic
nonconstructive
lacklustre
UK
dreary
unstimulating
monotonous
lifeless
ne'er-do-well
cramped
without grounds
without foundation
not serious
unreturned
unfilled
clear
unattainable
witless
indiscriminate
designless
thoughtless
illogical
irrational
luckless
ill-fated
bleak
lackluster
US
not worth it
apathetic
not pertinent
desultory
brainless
random
careless
beyond remedy
despaired of
irresponsible
ill-suited
inappropriate
unsuited
carefree
floundering
undirected
haphazard
slothful
not proper
wanting
not good enough
unequal
improper
unqualified
flimsy
junk
unadvantageous
inconsistent
incompatible
inapt
hit-or-miss
trashy
rubbishy
undesirable
detrimental
rubbish
bogus
ignoble
abandoned
wishy-washy
unreliable
two a penny
ludicrous
preposterous
laughable
wild
unexceptional
risible
ordinary
extraneous
crazy
average
outrageous
pitiful
common
typical
plain
asinine
mundane
bland
unremarkable
undistinguished
usual
unmemorable
pedestrian
frothy
shoestring
comical
unexciting
routine
unnoteworthy
vanilla
normal
unimpressive
trite
tinpot
zero
zilch
zip
indifferent
idiotic
nowhere
middling
uneventful
uninspired
non-essential
pettifogging
workaday
nondescript
everyday
neither here nor there
of no moment
not worth speaking of
doesn't matter
beside the point
twopenny-halfpenny
low priority
derisive
beggarly
characterless
whatever
subsidiary
cockamamie
pitiable
daft
cockamamy
sorry
imbecilic
run-of-the-mill
so-so
barmy
a dime a dozen
dime-a-dozen
common or garden
bog-standard
garden-variety
nothing to write home about
middle-of-the-road
nothing special
plain vanilla
garden variety
bog standard
of little account
embarrassing
farcical
hare-brained
more ❯
“In the latter case, it would be a superfluous and
inoperative
clause in the deed.”
Adjective
▲
Nonliving, having no sentience or consciousness
inanimate
insensate
inert
insentient
senseless
insensible
lifeless
dead
cold
inorganic
motionless
defunct
inactive
azoic
exanimate
nonliving
soulless
unfeeling
spiritless
abiotic
nonanimal
nonvegetable
unresponsive
vacant
non-organic
without life
not alive
unconscious
nerveless
mechanical
wooden
comatose
out cold
dead to the world
Adjective
▲
Harmless or producing no ill effect
unoffensive
innocuous
inoffensive
unobjectionable
safe
innocent
innoxious
hurtless
gentle
nontoxic
disarmed
guiltless
kind
manageable
naive
nonirritating
painless
simple
soft
softie
powerless
sanitary
paper-tiger
benign
anodyne
white
uninjurious
clear
nonviolent
undamaging
nonpoisonous
wholesome
mild
sound
non-dangerous
non-poisonous
undisruptive
not dangerous
unharmful
sure
pussycat
unhazardous
risk-free
non-irritant
non-toxic
non-addictive
controllable
trustworthy
harmless
tame
unoffending
pure
unpolluted
low-risk
unmalicious
unhurtful
offenseless
inobnoxious
playful
bland
well-intentioned
unintentional
unintended
unexceptionable
non-injurious
well-meant
noncontroversial
uncontentious
meaningless
uncontroversial
more ❯
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