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

Owono deactivated his Instagram account as of Tuesday morning. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2026

The goalkeeper's Instagram account, which had nearly 30,000 followers, had been deactivated on Tuesday. — ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026

On December 22nd, the Arc browser won’t be accessible on macOS or Windows, Arc accounts will be deactivated, and Arc Search for Android will be removed from Google Play. — Jay Peters, The Verge, 22 Oct. 2026

The next day, journalists found their passes had been deactivated. — Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026

A day later, their reporters who tried to enter the security checkpoint found their hard passes deactivated. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026

Technical standards and checkpoints help ensure AI systems are monitored continuously and can be audited or deactivated when risks emerge. — Jennifer C. Wolfe, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026

In 1973, the airfield was officially deactivated before transitioning into its current role as an intelligence center. — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026

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