Synonyms of deactivated

deactivated 1 of 2

adjective

as in unusable

Related Words

• unusable
• useless
• ineffective
• deadlocked
• unworkable
• unproductive
• ineffectual
• nonproductive
• broken
• off
• malfunctioning
• inoperative
• inoperable
• nonfunctional
• nonfunctioning
• haywire
• nonoperating
• kaput
• down

Dissimilar Words

• operating
• functioning
• operational
• operative
• functional
• working
• effective
• operable
• useful
• running
• viable
• usable
• productive
• operant
• producing
• serving
• workable
• effectual
• performing
• employable

deactivated

2 of 2

verb

past tense of deactivate

as in killed

to cause to stop functioning

deactivate the machine carefully, or you'll risk an electric shock

Synonyms & Similar Words

• killed
• shut off
• stuck
• braked
• turned off
• dismantled
• jammed
• halted
• flicked (off)
• arrested
• stalled
• mothballed
• phased out
• cut off
• chocked
• drew up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• activated
• started
• moved
• triggered
• generated
• actuated
• ran
• charged
• drove
• set off
• propelled
• pushed
• turned on
• fired
• sparked
• powered
• released
• fueled
• discharged
• energized
• switched
• launched
• touched off
• cranked (up)
• tripped
• electrified
• reactivated
• recharged

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of deactivated

Adjective

Most traditional flu shots use a deactivated version of the virus — often grown in eggs — to teach the immune system how to fight it. — Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2026

In people with the natural mutation, every cell in the body has the deactivated ANGPTL3 gene. — Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026

Authorities discovered 113 vials, with some testing positive for deactivated monkeypox virus. — Tresa Baldas, Freep.com, 3 June 2026

Unlike brewer's yeast, which is activated, nutritional yeast is a deactivated or inactive strain of the fungus Saccharomyces cerevisiae. — Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 4 Mar. 2026

While the total number of accounts across platforms is unknown, Inman Grant said the number of deactivated or restricted accounts was encouraging. — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 16 Jan. 2026

So my mother could wear the transmitter in its deactivated state. — IEEE Spectrum, 26 Aug. 2016

Verb

Ultimately, instead of reporting the user to RCMP or warning the community, OpenAI simply deactivated the account, which did nothing to prevent Van Rootselaar from making a second account. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2026

Klein, senior White House reporter at CNN, also said her badge had been deactivated. — Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026

White House reporters from the two cable networks — Betsy Klein of CNN and Akayla Gardner of MS NOW — both went live to report they’d been turned away, their press badges deactivated, when arriving for their jobs at the White House. — Jocelyn Noveck, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026

Klein reported that a Secret Service agent said her press pass had been deactivated. — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026

Screenshots allegedly from Anya's account, which has since been deactivated, were also shared widely, showing posts that spoke derogatorily about conservative activist and Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk. — Finch Walker, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026

OpenAI deactivated the account, but Van Rootselaar created a second account and continued to have conversations with ChatGPT, OpenAI has said. — Shannon Bond, NPR, 2 Sep. 2026

Several of his online profiles were deactivated by service providers after victim complaints. — Michael Nowels, Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2026

After the father tried to screenshot the messages, which alerted Partee, Partee deactivated his Instagram account. — Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 28 Aug. 2026