unfuelled

Lacking any propellant

Unfuelled describes something that lacks fuel or has not been supplied with fuel: an unfuelled aircraft sitting on the tarmac.

The word can apply literally to vehicles or equipment, or figuratively to efforts or ambitions that lack the resources to sustain them.

British spelling; American English uses *unfueled*.

idle

dormant

Inactive but capable

stalled · parked · grounded · waiting · standby · halted · inoperative · disengaged · sitting

unpowered

manual

Written instructions for use

drifting · sailing · rowing · pedal-powered · hand-cranked · freewheeling · wind-driven · human-powered · non-motorized · engineless

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empty

Holding nothing inside

consumed · dry · tankless · bone-dry

unmotivated

lethargic

Lacking energy or alertness

apathetic · unenthusiastic · dispassionate · unmoved · spiritless

Opposites
fuel state

unfuelledfuelled

Supplied with power

fueled · refuelled · refueled · filled · topped up

Family

fuel, fuels, fueled, fueling, refuel, fossil fuel, fuelled, refueling, fuelling

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Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G