Antonyms for inertia
ɪnˈɜr ʃə, ɪˈnɜr-in·er·ti·a

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. inertianoun

   In a person, unwillingness to take action.

   Synonyms:
   slothfulness, idleness, laziness, sloth

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. inertianoun

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

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

Matched Categories

1. • Mechanical Phenomenon
   • Physics
   • Trait

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:1.7 / 3 votes

1. inactiveness, inactivity, inertianoun

   a disposition to remain inactive or inert

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

   Synonyms:
   inactivity, inactiveness, inaction

2. inertianoun

   (physics) the tendency of a body to maintain its state of rest or uniform motion unless acted upon by an external force

   Synonyms:
   inactivity, inactiveness

How to use inertia in a sentence?

1. Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart:

   These folks are nonviolent, not dangerous. They are in here because of inertia built into a large system.

2. Michael Hewson:

   There has been a poor session in Asia and I don't think investors are getting involved ... Basic inertia and low volumes are dragging markets lower.

3. Edward Dahlberg:

   The machine has had a pernicious effect upon virtue, pity, and love, and young men used to machines which induce inertia, and fear, are near impotent.

4. David Milliband in a statement:

   But in the four years of the Syria crisis, there has been inertia rather than leadership, as the German government calmly says that it expects 800,000 refugees and asylum seekers in 2015, it is vital for the U.S. to step up its response.

5. Natalie Dautovich:

   It's more difficult to awaken from [this stage] of sleep than [others], whenever you wake up from a deeper stage of sleep, you can experience sleep inertia, which is a feeling of disorientation.

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