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inoperative adjective [ ɪnˈɒp(ə)rətɪv ]

• not working or taking effect.
• "the Act may be rendered inoperative"
Similar: not working, not in working order, not functioning, broken, broken-down, out of order, out of service, out of commission, acting up, unserviceable, faulty, defective, non-functional, in disrepair, down, conked out, bust, (gone) kaput, gone phut, on the blink, gone haywire, shot, knackered, jiggered, wonky, on the fritz, out of whack, void, null and void, nullified, ineffective, invalid, cancelled, revoked, rescinded, terminated, discontinued, not binding, not in force, non-viable, worthless, useless, valueless, vain, pointless, nugatory, futile, unproductive, abortive, buggered,
Opposite: operative, working, valid,


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