fallow

fallow

adjective

Definition of FALLOW

not being in a state of use, activity, or employment <the coal mine has been lying fallow since the drop in prices made it unprofitable>

Synonyms dead, dormant, fallow, free, idle, inert, inoperative, latent, off, unused, vacant

Related Words abeyant, arrested, interrupted, suspended; unoccupied; asleep, comatose, lifeless, moribund, quiescent, sleepy; inoperable, unusable, unworkable, useless; dull, slow

Near Antonyms functional, operable, operational, workable; assiduous, industrious, sedulous; energetic, vigorous; feasible, practical, usable (also useable), useful, viable

Antonyms active, alive, busy, employed, functioning, going, living, on, operating, operative, running, working