Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underactive

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.68 in modern English

Syllables
un-der-ac-tive
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Less than normally active.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From under- + active.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more underactive (comparative) most underactive (superlative)

Phrases

underactive thyroid

Synonyms

hypoactive

Antonyms

overactive

Rhymes With

active attractive interactive radioactive inactive reactive proactive unattractive refractive hyperactive extractive overactive

Questions

What does underactive mean?
Less than normally active.
Where does underactive come from?
From under- + active.

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