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

The suit says La Strada twice raised concerns with Hoskins, but his Capitol security badge then was deactivated before a hearing in the case and he was fired effective May 1. — Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026

He was deactivated as a driver shortly after his arrest in 2018. — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 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

Summit County has deactivated its entire Flock system, and the sheriff said it won't be used for at least 30 days. — Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026

The account has been deactivated and was subsequently banned by the social media platform, which noted that the content of his livestream related to self-harm violated TikTok’s community guidelines. — Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026

Landon deactivated her personal and campaign Facebook pages in June after the election. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 5 Aug. 2026