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adjective

as in unusable

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verb

past tense of deactivate

as in killed

to cause to stop functioning deactivate the machine carefully, or you'll risk an electric shock

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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

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 Klein, senior White House reporter at CNN, also said her badge had been deactivated. — Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026 White House reporters from the two cable networks — Betsy Klein of CNN and Akayla Gardner of MS NOW — both went live to report they’d been turned away, their press badges deactivated, when arriving for their jobs at the White House. — Jocelyn Noveck, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026 Klein reported that a Secret Service agent said her press pass had been deactivated. — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026 Screenshots allegedly from Anya's account, which has since been deactivated, were also shared widely, showing posts that spoke derogatorily about conservative activist and Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk. — Finch Walker, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for deactivated

Adjective

At Lincoln Bay, Duke said their elevators sensed water and immediately went to the 10th floor, where they were locked in place and unusable until contractors cleared out the pit below.

— Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026
Founded in 2022, The Alloy Market makes money by either refining unusable materials and taking a cut, or by listing usable items on their online resale marketplace.

— Liz Knueven, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of unusable

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The only exception, fire officials said in a social media post Saturday evening, would be Via La Mirada north of Esperanza, which would remain shut off to vehicles because of emergency crews in the area.

— Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
As a regional Red Flag warning remains in effect through Saturday evening, Southern California Edison has shut off power to thousands of customers, primarily in Los Angeles and Ventura counties, as wildfire risks remain high.

— Julie Sharp, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of shut off

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Third-string quarterback Brock Thomas started the game for the Ducks but was largely ineffective, going 9 of 20 for 54 yards and an interception.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026
In the debate Thursday night, Sullivan highlighted his record defending Alaska's energy and military interests in the state and attacked Peltola as ineffective during her time in office.

— Matthew Choi The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of ineffective

Adjective

Russia and Ukraine have been waging a long-range aerial war while their armies remain largely deadlocked on the front line.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
Russia and Ukraine have been locked in a long-range aerial war while their armies remain largely deadlocked on the front line.

— Susie Blann, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of deadlocked

Adjective

In other words, Israel is insisting that Hamas meet all its phase two obligations even before Israel has met any of its phase one obligations—a position that renders the plan unworkable.

— KHALED ELGINDY, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2026
When aggressive payments lead to falling behind elsewhere A debt payoff plan should be challenging enough to make progress without resulting in the remainder of the monthly budget being unworkable.

— Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of unworkable

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