Synonyms for inactivity
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1. inactivitynoun

   Synonyms:
   cessation, deliberation, endurance, immobility, inaction, inertia, passion (In philosophic sense), quiescence, quiet, repose, rest, suffering, suspension

   Antonyms:
   accomplishment, achievement, act, action, consummation, deed, doing, effect, execution, exercise, exertion, exploit, feat, motion, movement, operation, performance, proceeding, transaction, work

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. inaction, inactivity, inactivenessnoun

   the state of being inactive

   Synonyms:
   inactiveness, inertia, inaction

   Antonyms:
   activity, action, activeness

2. inactiveness, inactivity, inertianoun

   a disposition to remain inactive or inert

   "he had to overcome his inertia and get back to work"

   Synonyms:
   inactiveness, inertia, inaction

   Antonyms:
   activity, action, activeness

3. inactivitynoun

   being inactive; being less active

   Synonyms:
   inertia, inactiveness, inaction

   Antonyms:
   action, activity, activeness

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1. inactivitynoun

   Synonyms:
   inaction, inertness, laziness, indolence, idleness, sloth, supineness, torpor, torpidity, sluggishness, fabian policy

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1. inactivitynoun

   Synonyms:
   inaction, passivity, inertia, lethargy, dormancy, stagnation, torpor, latency, sloth, fabian policy

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1. List of paraphrases for "inactivity":

   inaction, olf, idle, idleness, inactive, disuse, inertia, passivity, downtime, non-participation, non-action

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How to use inactivity in a sentence?

1. Rhonda Randall:

   Now, if we focus our attention to other lifestyle choices -- like physical inactivity, like obesity -- and find out as individuals what motivates us, what are the small changes that we can make that we'll stick with.

2. Von Borries:

   Doing nothing isnt very easy, we want to focus on active inactivity. If you say you are not going to move for a week, then thats impressive. If you propose you are not going to move or think, that might be even better.

3. Gregory Knell:

   There is not one silver bullet to overcoming the physical inactivity epidemic, our cities, neighborhoods, schools, workplaces, entertainment venues and transportation systems have all been designed to promote physical inactivity.

4. Doc Rivers:

   Our society must start getting comfortable with the uncomfortable conversation and do the right thing, silence and inactivity are not acceptable anymore.

5. Georges Benjamin:

   We know very clearly that things such as educational attainment, access and utilization of things like tobacco, physical inactivity, nutrition, the location of if they have access to things like grocery stores, all those things matter at the county level and at the local level.