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Contexts ▼▲ Temporarily unable to work or function In an incapacitated state of health In remission Unable to move about normally due to illness or injury, especially when confined to bed Suffered a damage Not able to be used Not engaged in any occupation or employment Not engaging in or involving any or much physical activity Not being in a state of use, activity, or employment … more ▼ ▲ Adjective ▲ Temporarily unable to work or function acting up broken broken-down not functioning unserviceable bust conked out defective faulty gone kaput gone phut in disrepair kaput non-functional out of commission out of service broken down gone haywire not in working order shot down inoperative not working on the blink out of use out of order busted had it ruined smashed fractured fragmented shattered useless ineffective invalid ineffectual inoperable jiggered kaputt knackered malfunctioning nonfunctional nonfunctioning nonoperating unworkable wonky inefficacious nonactive null and void hors de combat out of whack on the fritz gone not functional not in operation unavailable for use not in service on its last legs not in use more ❯ “The coffee machine is out of action from overuse.” Adjective ▲ In an incapacitated state of health disabled incapacitated injured wounded hors de combat in hospital in the hospital immobilisedUK immobilizedUS unfit indisposed debilitated laid up paralysedUK bedridden broken-down confined crippled handicapped harmed helpless hurt impaired impotent incapable infirm laid-up lame maimed out-of-action paralyzedUS powerless sidelined undermined weak weakened wornout out of commission learning-disabled wheelchair-using challenged exceptional paraplegic quadriplegic tetraplegic decrepit differently abled disarmed hamstrung hemiplegic invalid monoplegic out-of-commission paraparetic paretic run-down stalled worn-out wrecked having a disability having learning difficulties having special needs physically challenged physically handicapped physically impaired having a mental disability with a disability more ❯ “A subsequent operation kept him out of action for four months and even he came back too soon.” Adjective ▲ In remission in abeyance in limbo inoperative in remission on ice pending suspended withdrawn withheld Adjective ▲ Unable to move about normally due to illness or injury, especially when confined to bed confined to bed bedridden disabled flat on your back incapacitated laid up ill injured poorly sick unwell ailing housebound immobilisedUK immobilizedUS sickly afflicted ill in bed indisposed infirm out of commission below par off colour on the sick list under the weather bad crook down peaked peaky punk run-down sickened unhealthy unsound not oneself not well off confined in bed not very well under par not in good shape out of sorts down with feeling rotten hors de combat not up to par got a bug on sick list bedbound bedfast invalid paralyzedUS paralysedUK prostrate flat on one's back weak delicate feeble frail debilitated ill-looking unfit valetudinarian anaemicUK anemicUS diseased dragging pallid run down shaky washed out in poor health out of condition out of shape in poor condition in poor shape laid low in a decline in ill health weakly puny always ill chronically ill cranky faint lacklustreUK lacklusterUS laid-low low mean off-color often ill pining rocky seedy sickish handicapped valetudinary enfeebled fatigued enervated exhausted tired decrepit spent weakened lousy rotten weary beat depleted drained languorous pooped sapped sluggish asthenic broken-down burned out down-and-out laid-up languid low-energy prostrated unsteady wasted worn out worn-out a wreck out-of-action out of gas sick as a dog tired out tuckered out more ❯ Adjective ▲ Suffered a damage damaged broken dented flawed impaired injured run-down scratched smashed bent blemished busted defective dinged down faulty flubbed gone hurt marred shot snafued spoiltUK spoiledUS sunk totaled beat-up fouled up glitched imperfect in need of repair in poor condition in smithereens kaput loused up messed up mucked up no go on the blink on the fritz out of kilter out of whack screwed up unsound wounded Adjective ▲ Not able to be used inoperable unusable non-active not in service not operative not working out of order out of service not in operation unable to be used out of commission down inoperative kaput kaputt malfunctioning nonfunctional nonfunctioning nonoperating not functional not functioning unserviceable S U unavailable for use broken broken-down bust busted decommissioned faulty inactive incapacitated in repair not in use not in working order out of kilter out of whack Adjective ▲ Not engaged in any occupation or employment idle unoccupied jobless redundant unemployed unwaged inactive workless resting at leisure between jobs signing on on the dole out of a job out of work at a loose end on the wallaby track laid off dismissed not working sacked collecting unemployment disengaged down fired free leisured loafing on benefit on welfare out-of-work unapplied underemployed unengaged unexercised unused at liberty closed down made redundant on layoff on unemployment receiving benefit on the bench on the shelf without gainful employment more ❯ Adjective ▲ Not engaging in or involving any or much physical activity inactive lethargic sluggish lazy slow indolent torpid dull idle inert slothful passive dozy immobile lifeless listless low-key quiescent quiet sedentary sleepy stagnant unenergetic languishing somnolent vegetating abeyant asleep blah deskbound disengaged do-nothing down draggy jobless lax limp mothballed motionless ossified reserve slack stable static stationary still stopped unmoving on hold in holding pattern out of commission out of order out of work Adjective ▲ Not being in a state of use, activity, or employment dormant inactive asleep inert latent sleeping inoperative slumbering comatose fallow sluggish quiescent resting torpid drowsing lethargic passive reposing supine dead dozing free idle lurking napping off stagnant suspended unused vacant aestivating hibernating immobile motionless unexpressed unrealized abeyant down potential prepatent quiet sidelined slack smoulderingUK smolderingUS closed down on the shelf unoccupied mothballed non-functioning stationary unemployed disused not in use not operating not working out of use still ticking over gathering dust out of order at rest fallen into disuse no longer in use out of service more ❯ Find more words! 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