Mothballed [adjective]
Definition of Mothballed:
not engaged in action; inert, lazy
Synonyms of Mothballed:
● Dormant
● Unused
● Immobile
● Jobless
● Unemployed
● Inoperative
● Passive
● Idle
● Static
● Sedentary
● Sluggish
● Dull
● Asleep
● Blah
● Disengaged
● Do-nothing
● Down
● Indolent
● Latent
● Lax
● Lethargic
● Limp
● Low-key
● Motionless
● Ossified
● Out of commission
● Out of work
● Quiescent
● Quiet
● Slack
● Sleepy
● Slothful
● Slow
● Somnolent
● Stable
● Still
● Torpid
● Unoccupied
● Abeyant
● Draggy
● In holding pattern
● On hold
● Out of action
● Out of service
Opposite/Antonyms of Mothballed:
● Involved
● Busy
● Moving
● Active
● Working
● Energetic
● Employed
● Mobile
● Used
● Lively
Sentence/Example of Mothballed:
Standing naked in front of a half-length mirror in a Maine hotel room so dingy and dated it should have come with complimentary mothballs, I marveled at what I had become over the past 2,200 miles.
If China does somehow achieve carbon neutrality—whether by, say, mothballing its many coal plants or installing pricey carbon capture systems in them—it would have a huge global impact.