'Inoperative' definitions:
Definition of 'inoperative'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Not working or taking effect; "an inoperative law" [ant: operative]
Definition of 'Inoperative'
From: GCIDE
- Inoperative \In*op"er*a*tive\, a. [Pref. in- not + operative.] Not operative; not active; producing no effects; as, laws renderd inoperative by neglect; inoperative remedies or processes. Inopercular
Synonyms of 'inoperative'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- barren,
- bootless,
- broken,
- counterproductive,
- effete,
- empty,
- etiolated,
- fatuitous,
- fatuous,
- feckless,
- fruitless,
- functionless,
- futile,
- haywire,
- in disrepair,
- inadequate,
- inane,
- inapplicable,
- ineffective,
- ineffectual,
- inefficacious,
- inoperable,
- invalid,
- nonfunctional,
- nonutilitarian,
- nugacious,
- nugatory,
- of no force,
- on the blink,
- on the fritz,
- otiose,
- out of commission,
- out of condition,
- out of gear,
- out of joint,
- out of kelter,
- out of kilter,
- out of order,
- out of repair,
- out of tune,
- out of whack,
- sterile,
- unavailing,
- unconducive,
- unemployable,
- unfit,
- unhelpful,
- unsuitable,
- unusable,
- unworkable,
- useless,
- vain