as in killed
to cause to stop functioning
deactivate the machine carefully, or you'll risk an electric shock
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deactivated
Adjective
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Those pens, known under the brand name EpiPen, can become unusable if subjected to heat like in a hot car in a Texas summer.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025 -
ByteDance failed to do so and on Jan. 18, TikTok became temporarily unusable in the U.S.—
Diana Leyva,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
Verb
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Original Story: SpaceX’s Starlink appears to be suffering a major outage that’s shut off satellite internet access for consumers across the globe.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
25 July 2025
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Once there’s a stoppage at or under four minutes left in the final quarter, the clock shuts off.—
Bennett Conlin,
Baltimore Sun,
23 July 2025
Adjective
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Followers are useless, but engaged customers and a devoted tribe of community members are priceless.—
Solo Ceesay,
Rolling Stone,
28 July 2025
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Fertilizing before heavy rain is useless at best and harmful at worst.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 July 2025
Adjective
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Opting into a federal voucher program that is costly and ineffective would be irresponsible for our state and our students.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
23 July 2025
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The court ruled that Conley's first trial lawyer was ineffective and failed to prevent her cell phone from being a primary source of evidence, according to Syracuse.com.—
Samantha Stutsman,
People.com,
22 July 2025
Adjective
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The original language included a 5% increase for filming in economically depressed areas, but that provision was dropped as unworkable.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
24 June 2025
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As Mamdani gains ground, Cuomo has stepped up his attacks, branding his opponent as inexperienced and accusing him of pushing unworkable policies that would require massive tax hikes.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 June 2025
Adjective
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This requires understanding people's natural defensive reactions when things go wrong and encouraging problem-solving rather than unproductive blame.—
Elaine Pulakos,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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Markus suggested the arrangement is especially important because she has been incarcerated for several years, rendering surprise questions unproductive.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
30 July 2025
Adjective
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Some have even compared this summer to the inactive, ineffectual years under previous owner Mike Ashley, such has been the volume of silence at times.—
Harry De Cosemo,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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The Dodgers’ ineffectual offense against the Brewers wasted an excellent outing from Tyler Glasnow in his second start back from the injured list.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
19 July 2025
Adjective
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Course of trade in the oil industry often leaves the public on the hook for nonproductive well cleanup costs, including capping.—
Andrew Leahey,
Forbes,
7 Jan. 2025
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Bring The Office Closer To Them As populations grow, the real challenge of coming to the office is long commute times and the resulting nonproductive cycles.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
14 Oct. 2024
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“Deactivated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deactivated. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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