adjective
not characterized by or engaged in usual or normal activity
forced by illness to lead an inactive life
Synonyms: asleep, idle, inert, passive, quiet, sleepy
Related Word: abeyant, dormant, inoperative, latent, quiescent; do-nothing, indolent, lethargic, lymphatic, slack, slothful, sluggish, torpid; motionless, sedentary, static; disengaged, jobless, unemployed, unoccupied, unworking; ossified
Contrasted words: busy, employed, engaged, occupied; energetic, strenuous, vigorous; animated, brisk, lively
Antonyms: active