Synonyms of mothballed

mothballed

verb

past tense of mothball

as in dismantled

to stop using (something) while keeping it to be possibly used in the future

Many navy ships were mothballed after the war.

Related Words

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

Dissimilar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mothballed

On the downside, Dow’s Saudi Arabia joint venture plant is still mothballed, and Dow is shuttering economically disadvantaged facilities in the United Kingdom and Germany. — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 30 July 2026

This match is the latest notable step forward for a women’s setup that was in effect mothballed just a decade ago due to a lack of funds. — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 21 July 2026

But with the series mothballed for more than a year prior to being officially axed, Meloni has not been resting on his laurels. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 8 June 2026

Many fire engines are mothballed in city boneyards, and the department has lost nearly 50 more firefighters since the Palisades fire. — Teresa Liu, Daily News, 4 May 2026

Rio Tinto’s $3 billion Jadar lithium project in Serbia was mothballed after permitting setbacks, raising questions about whether the EU badge is enough to override local politics and market cycles. — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 30 Mar. 2026

In her closet were seven Ungaros, three Rykiels, a Kamali bathing suit and a Kamali sleeping-bag coat, five Kenzo dresses, two pieces from the Ballets Russes collection of Saint Laurent—all of which were trades or payments in kind, none of them mothballed, but instead worn ostentatiously and often. — Han Ong, New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2026

The two Karuizawa casks (#6195 and #888) in question were distilled in 1999, a year before the distillery was mothballed, and each is expected to yield about 420 bottles. — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 11 Mar. 2026

Some 1,000 construction workers were laid off as the Gateway Development Commission mothballed the project. — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 24 Feb. 2026