unactuated
Still at rest
Unactuated describes something that has not been set in motion or triggered.
The term appears most often in technical contexts—an unactuated valve remains closed, an unactuated mechanism sits idle.
In engineering and robotics, it distinguishes components that lack their own power source or control from those that are actively driven: The unactuated joints move only in response to the actuated ones.
Not yet set off
- unengagedNot participating or promised
- unreleasedNot yet distributed
- unmovedNot stirred physically/emotionally
- unexecutedNot carried out
inert · static · mechanism · switch · valve · lever · piston · solenoid
Present but inactive
- untappedNot yet utilized
- undevelopedNot fully formed
- dormantInactive but capable
- capabilityPower to accomplish tasks
capacity · inherent · reservoir · prospective · germinal · unrealized · unmanifested · embryonic
untriggered
Not yet set off
- unengagedNot participating or promised
- unreleasedNot yet distributed
- unmovedNot stirred physically/emotionally
unexecuted · inert · static · mechanism · switch · valve · lever · piston · solenoid · relay
latent
Present but inactive
- untappedNot yet utilized
- undevelopedNot fully formed
- dormantInactive but capable
capability · capacity · inherent · reservoir · prospective · germinal · unrealized · unmanifested · embryonic · nascent
unutilized
Not put to work
- idleWithout activity or purpose
- neglectedNot given proper attention
- overlookedNot noticed or considered
spare · surplus · redundant · inactive · unemployed · unworked · available · standby · reserve · mothballed