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Synonyms for inaction
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Princeton's WordNet
inaction, inactivity, inactiveness(noun)
the state of being inactive
Synonyms:
inactivity, inactiveness, inertiaAntonyms:
activeness, action, activity
English Synonyms and Antonyms
inaction(n)
Synonyms:
cessation, deliberation, endurance, immobility, inactivity, inertia, passion (In philosophic sense), quiescence, quiet, repose, rest, suffering, suspensionAntonyms:
accomplishment, achievement, act, action, consummation, deed, doing, effect, execution, exercise, exertion, exploit, feat, motion, movement, operation, performance, proceeding, transaction, work
Dictionary of English Synonymes
inaction(n.)
Synonyms:
INACTIVITY, inertness
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
inaction(n)
Synonyms:
inactivity, inertness, stagnation, idleness
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "inaction":
inactivity, non-action, passivity, inertia, immobility, passiveness, omission, slackness
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#1547 | rest | |
#4205 | quiet | |
#5067 | suspension | |
#5907 | suffering | |
#14627 | endurance | |
#16872 | cessation | |
#17829 | omission | |
#22959 | inertia | |
#28771 | inactivity | |
#30710 | deliberation | |
#36114 | inaction | |
#38211 | repose | |
#66951 | passivity | |
#89110 | immobility | |
#109877 | quiescence | |
#168211 | slackness | |
#330382 | passiveness |
How to use inaction in a sentence?
There is no license to kill in the police. The criminals are armed with weapons of war and police are oriented to recover territories. There are violent confrontations because the criminals were strengthened by the inaction of past governments.
Beijing should remember that inaction is a choice as well.
Not a celebrity. Not getting millions to look great in a movie( hello, Hustlers !) or dating a hot athlete( although my hubby is kinda cute !) BUT, it doesn't matter, own Jennifer Lopez story. Create Jennifer Lopez own accountability. Don't make excuses for Jennifer Lopez inaction. If she can do it, if I can do it, if thousands of working moms who come in all sizes, shapes and ages can do it - then YOU CAN DO IT !!!
Every action or inaction has a recompense or a consequence. Yes! thus, do what you have to do when you ought to do it and never do what you don't have to do when you shouldn't do it. ~Emeasoba George
We do not have the capacity right now to have an homage to a building thats so degraded because of the inaction, frankly, of a group that was their very last chance to make that happen, that the state-funded incredibly well, something like that is never going to happen again.
Translations for inaction
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- inaccióCatalan, Valencian
- Trägheit, Tatenlosigkeit, Nichtstun, UntätigkeitGerman
- εν ΔΡΑΣΕΙGreek
- inacciónSpanish
- toimettomuusFinnish
- inactionFrench
- tétlenségHungarian
- inaçãoPortuguese
- безде́йствиеRussian
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