Antonyms for activated


Grammar : Verb
Spell : ak-tuh-veyt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈæk təˌveɪt


Definition of activated

Origin :
  • 1620s; see active + -ate (2). Related: Activated; activating.
  • verb initiate something; start a function
Example sentences :
  • Nuwell activated it, and they went through it into the big building.
  • Extract from : « Rebels of the Red Planet » by Charles Louis Fontenay
  • When you threw that switch, it sent out an impulse that activated them.
  • Extract from : « The Cosmic Computer » by Henry Beam Piper
  • Behind the collapsium shielding, they wouldn't have been activated.
  • Extract from : « The Cosmic Computer » by Henry Beam Piper
  • But a machine that ain't been activated has not got any personality.
  • Extract from : « The Machine That Saved The World » by William Fitzgerald Jenkins
  • Baggage need not be opened, providing its spyproofing was not activated.
  • Extract from : « Legacy » by James H Schmitz
  • He wished he could have activated the transmitter before it happened.
  • Extract from : « The Unprotected Species » by Melvin Sturgis
  • Commander Benedict kept his eyes on the rear plate as he activated the intercom.
  • Extract from : « Time Fuze » by Gordon Randall Garrett
  • He fumbled with his breathing globe and then pushed the button that activated the door.
  • Extract from : « Blind Spot » by Bascom Jones
  • By magnetism, by electricity, it had lived and had been activated.
  • Extract from : « The Metal Monster » by A. Merritt
  • But it must have been an intrinsic part of him even before that, waiting to be activated.
  • Extract from : « Delayed Action » by Charles Vincent De Vet

Synonyms for activated

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