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  1. Antonyms for idle include12345:
    • Active
    • In use
    • On
    • Engaged
    • In operation
    • Live
    • Occupied
    • Operating
    • Running
    • Continuing
    • Busy
    • Conduct research
    • Profitable
    • Responsible
    • At work
    • Laboring
    • Up to
    • Drudging
    • Supported
    • Tied up
    • Serious
    • Employed
    • Work
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    Antonyms for idle include active, in use, on, engaged, in operation, live, occupied, operating, running and continuing. Find more opposite words at wordhippo.com!

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    Antonyms for 'Idle'. Best antonyms for 'idle' are 'active', 'busy' and 'conduct research'.

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    Princeton's WordNet (1.00 / 1 vote) Rate these antonyms: idle (adj) the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling "the car engine was running at idle" Antonyms: overbusy, toiling, busy, profitable, responsible, at work(p), laboring, occupied, up to, labouring, drudging, active, engaged, supported, tied up(p), serious, employed, run, work

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    What is the opposite word for Idle? busy unoccupied, lazy employed unoccupied, lazy working lazy, unoccupied

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    Synonyms for IDLE: dormant, off, unused, vacant, inactive, dead, inert, inoperative; Antonyms of IDLE: active, operating, busy, working, on, functioning, operational, operative

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    What is an antonym for 'idle'?
    Antonyms are words that have opposite meanings or convey contrasting ideas. An antonym for 'idle' is a term that conveys the idea of being hardworking, busy, or engaged in productive tasks. By exploring antonyms for idle, we aim to discover a range of terms that reflect qualities such as industriousness and diligence.

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    How is the word idle different from other adjectives like it?
    Some common synonyms of idle are inactive, inert, passive, and supine. While all these words mean "not engaged in work or activity," idle applies to persons that are not busy or occupied or to their powers or their implements.

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    What are the antonyms of idle?
    Movement, diligence, and exertion are opposites of idle. Reflecting the importance of action and effort in reaching goals and making strides in various aspects of life. In contrast, stagnation, laziness, and inactivity are antonyms that signify a lack of drive and initiative, leading to missed opportunities and lack of fulfillment.

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    What does it mean to be idle?
    To be idle requires a strong sense of personal identity. Sick I am of idle words, past all reconciling, Words that weary and perplex and pander and conceal, Wake the sounds that cannot lie, for all their sweet beguiling The language one need fathom not, but only hear and feel.

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    What is the secondary meaning of idle?
    Doing nothing whatever is the secondary meaning of idle. One may be temporarily idle of necessity; if he is habitually idle, it is his own fault. Lazy signifies indisposed to exertion, averse to labor; idleness is in fact; laziness is in disposition or inclination.

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    What is the difference between inert and idle?
    The words inert and idle are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, inert as applied to things implies powerlessness to move or to affect other things; as applied to persons it suggests an inherent or habitual indisposition to activity. When can passive be used instead of idle?

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    i·dle
    [ˈīd(ə)l]
    adjective
    idle (adjective) · idler (comparative adjective) · idlest (superlative adjective)
    1. (of a person) avoiding work; lazy:
      "idle students"
      Opposite:
      industrious
    2. without purpose or effect; pointless:
      "he did not want to waste valuable time in idle chatter"
    verb
    idle (verb) · idles (third person present) · idled (past tense) · idled (past participle) · idling (present participle)
    1. spend time doing nothing:
      "four men were idling outside the shop" · "we idled the afternoon away"
    2. (of an engine) run slowly while disconnected from a load or out of gear:
      "the car is noisily idling in the street"
      Similar:
      tick over
      run slowly in neutral
      • cause (an engine) to idle.
        Similar:
        tick over
        run slowly in neutral
    Origin
    Old English īdel ‘empty, useless’, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch ijdel ‘vain, frivolous, useless’ and German eitel ‘bare, worthless’.
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