Inactive vs Unprofitable - What's the difference?
inactive | unprofitable | Related terms |
Not active, temporarily or permanently
Not functioning or operating; broken down
Retired from duty or service
(chemistry) Relatively inert
(physics) Showing no optical activity in polarized light
Not making a profit.
Inactive is a related term of unprofitable.
As adjectives the difference between inactive and unprofitable
is that inactive is inactivated while unprofitable is not making a profit.As a verb inactive
is .inactive
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The volcano is inactive , but is only dormant.
- The photocopier is inactive pending repair.
- Admiral Jones is now on the inactive list.
- Aluminium is inactive towards water.
- Synthetic glycine is optically inactive as it contains equal amounts of the d- and l- form.
Derived terms
* inactively * inactivitySynonyms
* (not active) dull, dormant * (not functioning or operating) idleAntonyms
* (not active) activeunprofitable
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Being a professional poet is a nice job, albeit unprofitable .