Active and Mothballed

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Active adjective - Being in effective operation.

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Mothballed is an antonym for active.

Nearby Words: action, activity, activate, acting, activated

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Active is an antonym for mothballed in lazy topic.

Rather, they have been kept mothballed note Basically stored partially dis-assembled, but easily restored to active service.

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Mothballed and Active. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/active/mothballed

Active & Mothballed. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/active/mothballed>.

Mothballed or Active. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/active/mothballed.

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