decommissioned

adjective

Definition of decommissionednext
as in deactivated

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decommissioned
  1. inactive
  2. broken
  3. inoperative
  4. nonfunctioning
  5. nonoperational
  6. nonfunctional
  7. useless
Adjective
  • Herbert was inactive Sunday for the second consecutive week.
    Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Data from Microsoft has shown, for instance, that MFA has been inactive in approximately 99% of all successful digital intrusions.
    Christophe Van de Weyer, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Definition of inactive
Adjective
  • Without breaking stride, Hunter blew past four more Utah defenders and hopped into the end zone, a broken play transformed into a work of art.
    Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
  • De Menezes was on his way to repair a broken fire alarm when he was shot and killed in an underground carriage at Stockwell station.
    Irenie Forshaw, theweek, 12 Nov. 2024
Definition of broken
Adjective
  • On Tuesday morning, several election ballot scanners were inoperative at multiple polling locations in Pennsylvania.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The undercover sources were with him every step of the way, picking him up from his home, traveling to Nashville, and providing him with inoperative explosives, prosecutors said.
    Kerry Breen, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of inoperative
Adjective
  • Drivers say their contract issues center on pay as well as safety issues, including nonfunctioning heaters, loudspeakers and windshield wipers.
    Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Feb. 2023
  • In 2020, the state of Virginia passed some bills limiting pretextual traffic stops—for example, when police spot nonfunctioning brake or tail lights or hear an overly loud exhaust system.
    Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 30 Jan. 2023
Definition of nonfunctioning
Adjective
  • The county denied that any polling locations were nonoperational, acknowledged issues, but claimed most were resolved by 11:30 a.m.
    Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Previously, the drones only flew during nonoperational hours.
    Emma Roth, The Verge, 16 Aug. 2024
Definition of nonoperational
Adjective
  • The shop has been closed since at least 2022 and the roasting business now appears dormant, its website nonfunctional.
    Ray Stern, The Arizona Republic, 16 Oct. 2024
  • The taste buds for sweet, bitter, sour, and umami have become nonfunctional, leaving only the receptors to identify the taste of salt.
    Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of nonfunctional
Adjective
  • These latest such initiatives focus on linking cookies to devices and apps, rendering thefts useless.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Elevators stopped working between floors, stoplights stopped working at intersections and life-saving pacemakers were rendered useless.
    Mars King, Twin Cities, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of useless
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