idled
Ran without moving
Idled is the past tense of idle.
An engine idled when it ran without engaging the drivetrain: The car idled at the stoplight.
A person idled when they passed time doing nothing productive: She idled away the afternoon.
Workers idled when operations ceased: The strike idled thousands of factory workers.
Inactive but capable
- unusedNever put to purpose
- disusedNo longer in operation
- mothballedPreserved but inactive
- unemployedWithout a job
unoccupied · parked · sidelined · benched · shelved · decommissioned · grounded · out-of-service
In a state of stillness
- loungingReclining in idleness
- relaxingBecoming less tense
- unwindingReleasing coiled tension
- loafingPassing time idly
lazing · chilling · dawdling · puttering · lolling · vegetating · coasting · drifting
Machine producing motion
- motorEnergy-to-motion converter
- carWheeled motor vehicle
- vehicleMeans of transport
- truckHeavy freight vehicle
bus · taxi · neutral · running · revving · curbside · drive-through · stoplight
Slow and inactive
- torpidInactive and slow
- languishingGrowing weak, losing vigor
- staleNo longer fresh
- deadlockedUnable to progress further
gridlocked · stuck · bottlenecked · slowed · delayed · crawling · limping · sputtering
dormant
Inactive but capable
- unusedNever put to purpose
- disusedNo longer in operation
- mothballedPreserved but inactive
unemployed · unoccupied · parked · sidelined · benched · shelved · decommissioned · grounded · out-of-service · inoperative
resting
In a state of stillness
loafing · lazing · chilling · dawdling · puttering · lolling · vegetating · coasting · drifting · leisurely
engine
Machine producing motion
truck · bus · taxi · neutral · running · revving · curbside · drive-through · stoplight · traffic
sluggish
Slow and inactive
- torpidInactive and slow
- languishingGrowing weak, losing vigor
- staleNo longer fresh
deadlocked · gridlocked · stuck · bottlenecked · slowed · delayed · crawling · limping · sputtering · underperforming
- idlingloaf, loafed, laze, lazed, lounge
- slowed downbraked, decelerated, reduced speed, slackened, throttled
- idle chatterTrivial, aimless conversation
- idle threatsInsincere warnings lacking intent
- idle talkAimless conversation
- idle handsUnoccupied extremities seeking mischief
- idle time
- idle away