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Synonyms for inaction
ɪnˈæk ʃənin·ac·tion
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
inactionnoun
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
Princeton's WordNet
inaction, inactivity, inactivenessnoun
the state of being inactive
Synonyms:
inactivity, inactiveness, inertiaAntonyms:
activeness, action, activity
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
inactionnoun
Synonyms:
INACTIVITY, inertness
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
inactionnoun
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?
It is long overdue for President Biden to end the COVID-19 public health emergency and relinquish the emergency powers that he just renewed again, president Biden’s inaction and lack of transparency on this are unacceptable.
This is the challenge of our collective lifetime -- the existential threat to human existence as we know it. And every day we delay, the cost of inaction increases. So let this be the moment that we answer history's call here in Glasgow.
Leonardo da Vinci, The Notebooks:
Iron rusts from disue; stagnant water loses its purity and in cold weather becomes frozen; even so does inaction sap the vigor of the mind.
This extreme measure must end, it is an ineffective deterrent against illegal immigration, and children should not have to face traumatic ordeals given the actions of their parents. We have waited over a year and a half for Congress to resolve the crisis on our borders. Inaction is unacceptable.
It can lead to a call to inaction, that is to say, people will say this is all happening because of God's plan and it's going to get worse before it gets better so there's nothing we can do about it because it's God's will.
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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