Inoperative
11inoperative — adjective 1) the fan is inoperative Syn: defective, out of order, out of service, down, unserviceable, unusable, inoperable, bust/busted, out of action, shot, broken, faulty, on the blink, on the fritz, out of commission, acting up …
12inoperative — in|op|er|a|tive [ ın apərətıv ] adjective FORMAL an inoperative machine, system, or law is not working and cannot be made to work …
13inoperative — [[t]ɪnɒ̱pərətɪv[/t]] ADJ An inoperative rule, principle, or tax is one that does not work any more or that cannot be made to work. [FORMAL] …
14inoperative — untrue Literally, invalid or not functioning: ... the press office that had been damaged by being forced many times to retract earlier statements about Watergate as inoperative . (Colodny and Gettlin, 1991) …
15inoperative — UK [ɪnˈɒpərətɪv] / US [ɪnˈɑpərətɪv] adjective formal an inoperative machine, system, or law is not working and cannot be made to work …
16inoperative — in•op•er•a•tive [[t]ɪnˈɒp ər ə tɪv, ˈɒp rə tɪv, ˈɒp əˌreɪ tɪv[/t]] adj. 1) not operative; not in operation 2) without effect: inoperative remedies[/ex] 3) cvb no longer in effect; void; canceled • Etymology: 1625–35 in•op′er•a•tive•ness, n …
17inoperative — /ɪnˈɒpərətɪv / (say in opuhruhtiv), / ˈɒprə / (say opruh ) adjective 1. not operative; not in operation. 2. without effect: inoperative remedies. –inoperativeness, noun …
18inoperative account — UK US noun [C] BANKING ► a bank account that has had no money paid in or taken out for several years → See also DORMANT ACCOUNT(Cf. ↑dormant account) …
19inoperative — adjective a) not working or functioning; either idle or broken b) No longer legally binding …
20inoperative — Synonyms and related words: barren, bootless, broken, counterproductive, effete, empty, etiolated, fatuitous, fatuous, feckless, fruitless, functionless, futile, haywire, in disrepair, inadequate, inane, inapplicable, ineffective, ineffectual,… …