DECOMMISSIONED Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

decommissioned

adjective

as in deactivated

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Recent Examples of decommissioned Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force submarine fires a torpedo at the decommissioned USS Juneau in support of a live-fire sinking exercise (SINKEX) as part of Valiant Shield 2026 while underway in the Philippine Sea, June 27, 2026. — Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 By Bay City News A decommissioned riverboat in Vallejo caught fire late Friday night, according to the Vallejo Fire Department. — Bay City News, Mercury News, 20 June 2026 In February, it was reported that the National Park Service will exhibit a decommissioned equestrian monument of a slaveholding signatory of the Declaration of Independence. — Greg Allen, ARTnews.com, 7 June 2026 The project will be sited at the Oakland Bulk and Oversized Terminal, a decommissioned Army Base near the entrance of the Bay Bridge operated by developer Phil Tagami, who has been trying for years to turn it into a marine shipping terminal. — Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026 Across from the decommissioned fort sits the building where the Anacostia Community Museum has resided for four decades. — Camille Borders, The Atlantic, 3 June 2026 In 2024 astronauts onboard the International Space Station had to take shelter after a decommissioned Russian satellite broke into numerous fragments. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 13 May 2026 Jost snagged the decommissioned vessel for $280,000 back in 2022, The New York Times reported at the time. — Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026 The program occupies a decommissioned two-story-tall firehouse at the corner of West 24th and South Whipple streets. — Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for decommissioned

Adjective

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

Definition of deactivated

Adjective

Over the past three years, Devo have dramatically upped their touring activity after being mostly inactive between 2015 and 2023.

— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 3 July 2026
Uvalde County also reported its first case, bringing the total number of Texas cases to 28, with 22 active and 6 inactive.

— Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 1 July 2026

Definition of inactive

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The system now has to know when the caller has finished speaking, tolerate noise and accents, respond fast enough that silence doesn't feel broken and sound natural enough that people don't hang up.

— Ran Inbar, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
During the 2024 season, Pasquantino had a broken thumb after a freak play against the Astros in Houston.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026

Definition of broken

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If the main engines were to become inoperative, six smaller orbit-control thrusters can still be activated on the lunar surface, providing an alternative pathway for a rapid ascent.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 14 June 2026
And there’s been plenty of media focus since then — including on inoperative toilets.

— Michael Peregrine, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026

Definition of inoperative

Adjective

Drivers say their contract issues center on pay as well as safety issues, including nonfunctioning heaters, loudspeakers and windshield wipers.

— Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Feb. 2023
In 2020, the state of Virginia passed some bills limiting pretextual traffic stops—for example, when police spot nonfunctioning brake or tail lights or hear an overly loud exhaust system.

— Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 30 Jan. 2023

Definition of nonfunctioning

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The Placer County Sheriff’s Office said drivers should treat intersections with nonfunctional traffic signals as a four-way stop.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 20 June 2026
Critics alleged inhumane conditions, including poor food, nonfunctional toilets and a lack of access to attorneys.

— Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 17 June 2026

Definition of nonfunctional

Adjective

What remains that haven’t been scavenged have decomposed to the point where DNA analysis is difficult and all but useless in Gaza, where there are no functioning laboratories able to test and compare samples.

— Bilal Shbeir, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Jennifer, for her part, is pretty sure that the information on Dennis’s burner phone is completely useless.

— Erin Qualey, Vulture, 8 July 2026

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