4
torpid(dull, sluggish, lazy, passive, hidden)
4
unfit(adjective, weak, skill, inept, powerless)
4
unfruitful(adjective, inferior, inadequate, limited, feeble)
4
unproductive(adjective, weak, stupid, idle, inadequate)
4
unserviceable(impractical, hopeless, unusable)
3
abeyant(adjective, dull, idle, sluggish, lazy)
3
abortive(weak, stupid, inferior, idle, inadequate)
3
crippled
3
fallow(calm, gentle, still, sluggish, inactive)
3
haywire
3
inanimate(adjective, still, lifeless, inactive, alive)
3
inapplicable
3
incompetent(weak, skill, stupid, idle, inadequate)
3
inept(weak, stupid, idle, inadequate, feeble)
3
inert(adjective, action, calm, gentle, sluggish)
3
kaput
3
out of order(expression, adjective, idiom, down, broken)
3
out of whack(expression, idiom)
3
quiescent(adjective, calm, dull, gentle, cold)
3
unable(adjective, skill, inferior, inadequate, limited)
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