inoperative
Out of commission
Inoperative means not working or not in effect.
A machine that is inoperative has broken down or been disabled: The elevator is inoperative until further notice.
A law or clause that is inoperative has no legal force or practical effect: The provision became inoperative after the amendment passed.
The word is more formal than "broken" and often appears in official or technical contexts.
Operating incorrectly or failing
- faultyHaving defects or errors
- brokenDamaged beyond function
- damagedMade worse by injury
- bustedApprehended or broken
kaput · dysfunctional · defective · impaired · unworkable · unserviceable · unusable · failed
Damaged beyond function
- defectiveHaving inherent faults
- faultyHaving defects or errors
- out-of-orderNonfunctional or misordered
- kaputSlang for ruined
busted · glitchy · haywire · shot · dead · fried · failed · unresponsive
Without legal effect
- nullAbsence indicator in code
- unenforceableLacking legal force
- invalidWithout legal force
- nullifiedMade legally void
defunct · lapsed · expired · superseded · annulled · rescinded · revoked
Inactive but capable
- idleWithout activity or purpose
- unusedNever put to purpose
- suspendedHalted or hanging temporarily
- offlineNot internet-connected
standby · deactivated · disengaged · latent · quiescent · static · mothballed · parked
Not currently functioning
- idleWithout activity or purpose
- suspendedHalted or hanging temporarily
- mothballedPreserved but inactive
- deactivatedRendered inoperative
offline · standby · shutdown · disabled · disengaged · parked · shelved · paused
Without legal effect
- nullAbsence indicator in code
- unenforceableLacking legal force
- nullifiedMade legally void
- revokedOfficially canceled or withdrawn
rescinded · annulled · invalidated · quashed · overruled · illegitimate · unauthorized · disqualified
No longer in use
- antiquatedOld and outdated
- deprecatedFormally advised against using
- supersededReplaced by something newer
- outmodedNo longer in fashion
discontinued · retired · legacy · unsupported · archaic · defunct · abandoned · decommissioned
malfunctioning
Operating incorrectly or failing
busted · kaput · dysfunctional · defective · impaired · unworkable · unserviceable · unusable · failed · dead
broken
Damaged beyond function
- defectiveHaving inherent faults
- faultyHaving defects or errors
- out-of-orderNonfunctional or misordered
kaput · busted · glitchy · haywire · shot · dead · fried · failed · unresponsive
void
Without legal effect
- nullAbsence indicator in code
- unenforceableLacking legal force
- invalidWithout legal force
nullified · defunct · lapsed · expired · superseded · annulled · rescinded · revoked
dormant
Inactive but capable
offline · standby · deactivated · disengaged · latent · quiescent · static · mothballed · parked · sidelined
inactive
Not currently functioning
- idleWithout activity or purpose
- suspendedHalted or hanging temporarily
- mothballedPreserved but inactive
deactivated · offline · standby · shutdown · disabled · disengaged · parked · shelved · paused
void
Without legal effect
- nullAbsence indicator in code
- unenforceableLacking legal force
- nullifiedMade legally void
revoked · rescinded · annulled · invalidated · quashed · overruled · illegitimate · unauthorized · disqualified · expired
outdated
No longer in use
- antiquatedOld and outdated
- deprecatedFormally advised against using
- supersededReplaced by something newer
outmoded · discontinued · retired · legacy · unsupported · archaic · defunct · abandoned · decommissioned
- brokenbroken, busted, broken down, out of order, not working
- broken-downbroken-down, busted, kaput, out of order, malfunctioning
- malfunctionsbroken, defective, glitch, faulty, error
- nonfunctionalbroken, malfunctioning, out of order, nonfunctional, defunct
- nullifiedvoided, annulled, invalidated, nullified, rescinded
- null and voidvoid, null, invalid, null and void, nonbinding
inoperativeoperative
Covert field agent
functional · working · functioning · operational · operable
operate, operation, operator, operative, operational, operable, co-operation, inoperable, operationally