Antonyms for kinetic
kɪˈnɛt ɪk, kaɪ-ki·net·ic

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1. kineticadjective

   Antonyms:
   logic, lazy, sluggish

   Synonyms:
   vigorous, dynamic, seepy, active, animated

2. kineticadjective

   Of or relating to motion

   Antonyms:
   lazy, logic, sluggish

   Synonyms:
   active, dynamic, seepy, vigorous, animated

3. kineticadjective

   Of or relating to kinesis

   Synonyms:
   seepy, active, vigorous, dynamic, animated

   Antonyms:
   logic, sluggish, lazy

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. kineticadjective

   relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces associated therewith

   "kinetic energy"

   Antonyms:
   unmoving, nonmoving, undynamic, adynamic

   Synonyms:
   energizing, energising

2. kineticadjective

   characterized by motion

   "modern dance has been called kinetic pantomime"

   Antonyms:
   adynamic, unmoving, nonmoving, undynamic

   Synonyms:
   energizing, energising

3. energizing, energising, kineticadjective

   supplying motive force

   "the complex civilization of which Rome was the kinetic center"- H.O.Taylor

   Antonyms:
   nonmoving, adynamic, unmoving, undynamic

   Synonyms:
   energising, energizing

How to use kinetic in a sentence?

1. Jasper Kim:

   What China does not want is a dramatic implosion of North Korea, or a kinetic weapons war on its doorstep.

2. James Scott, Senior Fellow, Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology:

   Between the black box proprietary code, barebones computers we call voting machines and a mass of completely unqualified election officials, our election system is up for grabs to anybody with even a modest interest and some script kiddie capability. The cyber-kinetic attack surface here is wide open.

3. Angelo Carusone:

   This cauldron of extremism and disinformation is being propelled by social media, it's created a lot of kinetic energy that is now a part of more mainstream politics. This is both an early warning system as well as an alarm bell for fires that are already going off. Acceptance of results is not going to be tolerated anymore, unless they align with what this sector wants.

4. Tom Statler:

   Astronomers will be able to compare observations from Earth-based telescopes before and after DART's kinetic impact to determine how much the orbital period of Dimorphos changed, that's the key measurement that will tell us how the asteroid responded to our deflection effort.

5. James Scott, Senior Fellow, Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology:

   The health sector continuously get’s pummeled by malicious actors and hackers because their cyber-kinetic security is being managed by “Participation Trophy” winning wimps!

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