nonfunctional
Out of order
Nonfunctional describes something that doesn't work or serve no practical purpose.
A nonfunctional appliance is broken.
Nonfunctional buttons on a jacket are decorative.
In software development, nonfunctional requirements specify qualities like speed or security rather than specific features—what the system should be rather than what it should do.
Operating incorrectly or failing
- defectiveHaving inherent faults
- faultyHaving defects or errors
- inoperativeNot able to function
- out-of-orderNonfunctional or misordered
unusable · unserviceable · kaput · busted · dead · crashed · failed · damaged
For beauty, not function
- aestheticConcerning beauty or art
- ceremonialRelating to formal rites
- symbolicRepresenting through signs
- vestigialReduced, without current function
architectural · sculptural · embellishment · adornment · motif · frieze · tapestry · figurine
Not currently functioning
- dormantInactive but capable
- standbyReady substitute awaiting use
- unusedNever put to purpose
- offlineNot internet-connected
sleeping · hibernating · suspended · parked · stalled · waiting · latent · quiescent
No longer in use
- deprecatedFormally advised against using
- legacyWhat's passed down
- antiquatedOld and outdated
- discontinuedNo longer available
superseded · retired · phased-out · unsupported · archaic · outmoded · defunct · abandoned
In simplest possible form
- atrophiedDeclined from underuse
- remnantWhat stays after most goes
- residualWhat remains afterward
- evolutionaryPertaining to gradual biological change
appendix · tailbone · degenerate · trace · leftover · undeveloped · regressed
malfunctioning
Operating incorrectly or failing
- defectiveHaving inherent faults
- faultyHaving defects or errors
- inoperativeNot able to function
out-of-order · unusable · unserviceable · kaput · busted · dead · crashed · failed · damaged · unresponsive
ornamental
For beauty, not function
- aestheticConcerning beauty or art
- ceremonialRelating to formal rites
- symbolicRepresenting through signs
vestigial · architectural · sculptural · embellishment · adornment · motif · frieze · tapestry · figurine · mosaic
inactive
Not currently functioning
offline · sleeping · hibernating · suspended · parked · stalled · waiting · latent · quiescent · passive
outdated
No longer in use
- deprecatedFormally advised against using
- legacyWhat's passed down
- antiquatedOld and outdated
discontinued · superseded · retired · phased-out · unsupported · archaic · outmoded · defunct · abandoned · end-of-life
rudimentary
In simplest possible form
evolutionary · appendix · tailbone · degenerate · trace · leftover · undeveloped · regressed
- damageddamaged, broken, wrecked, ruined, destroyed
- "Non-" wordsnonprofit, nonfiction, nonstop, nonsense, nonfat
- brokenbroken, busted, broken down, out of order, not working
- broken-downbroken-down, busted, kaput, out of order, inoperative
- nonfunctionalbroken, malfunctioning, inoperative, out of order, defunct
- product conditionnew, used, refurbished, like new, good
nonfunctionalfunctional
Able to operate correctly
working · operational · operative · functioning · running