Synonyms for deactivate
Most common
Definitions
- v. 1
to make something inactive or no longer effective
You should deactivate your old account to protect your privacy.
Forms
- Past participle
- deactivated
e.g. deactivated → disabled, inactivated, killed, disactivated…
Example sentences
- kill He tried to kill himself because he lost her love.
- disable You are about to disable two-factor authentication.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| deactivate | rising | |
| kill | rising | |
| disable | rising | |
| inactivate | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- kill1
- 7 letters
- disable3
- 10 letters
- inactivate4
- 11 letters
- disactivate
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (disable3 = 3 syllables).