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inoperative
Synonyms and Antonyms of inoperative
- Be careful when putting your hands in even an inoperative garbage disposal.
at rest, on the shelf, out of commission
- looking for an expert to fix the inoperative grandfather clock
down, inoperable, kaput (also kaputt), malfunctioning, nonfunctional, nonfunctioning, nonoperating
on the blink, on the fritz, out of commission
effective, effectual, employable, performing, producing, productive, serving, usable (also useable), useful, viable, workable
- The decision of the state's supreme court has rendered the law inoperative.
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