decommissioned

ADJECTIVE

inactive

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dormant dull idle immobile inoperative jobless passive sedentary sluggish static unemployed unused

WEAK

abeyant asleep blah dead disengaged do-nothing down draggy in holding pattern indolent latent lax lethargic limp low-key mothballed motionless on hold ossified out of action out of commission out of service out of work quiescent quiet slack sleepy slothful slow somnolent stable still torpid unoccupied

Antonyms

STRONGEST

active employed energetic lively mobile moving used

WEAK

busy involved working

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decommissioned

They noted that a nearby oil rig, Platform Grace, has already ceased operating due to declining production and is now being decommissioned.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

Instead, in stages linked to Israeli withdrawals, the weapons would be decommissioned and stored by precisely the people whom Hamas can intimidate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

Earlier, a diplomatic source told AFP that the roadmap "offers a balanced and pragmatic path forward, with all weapons decommissioned and a phased transition of responsibilities" to the new authorities.

From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026

The project is located on a decommissioned uranium-enrichment site on federal land in southern Ohio, and the campus would require 10 gigawatts of electricity.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026

A regular, nondescript conventional train that has probably been decommissioned, since California rail has gone high-speed.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed

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