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

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1. inertianoun

   In a person, unwillingness to take action.

   Synonyms:
   slothfulness, idleness, laziness, sloth

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1. inertianoun

   Synonyms:
   cessation, deliberation, endurance, immobility, inaction, inactivity, 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: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

Matched Categories

1. • Mechanical Phenomenon
   • Physics
   • Trait

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1. inertianoun

   Synonyms:
   inertness, sluggishness, indisposition to move

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1. List of paraphrases for "inertia":

   inaction, indolence, inactivity, immobility, inert, apathy, passivity, inertial, sluggishness, slackness, slowness, stagnation

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1. W. Clement Stone:

   The natural law of inertia: Matter will remain at rest or continue in uniform motion in the same straight line unless acted upon by some external force.

2. John Kenneth Galbraith:

   Total physical and mental inertia are highly agreeable, much more so than we allow ourselves to imagine. A beach not only permits such inertia but enforces it, thus neatly eliminating all problems of guilt. It is now the only place in our overly active world that does.

3. 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.

4. Kathleen Cullen:

   There's a really profound fundamental thing that happens in the brain of people like dancers or skaters over lots and lots of practice. And that's basically a change in the way the brain is processing information, when you spin around, you're activating the semicircular canals, rotation sensors. They're filled with fluid and they're sensing your rotation. But when you stop, the fluid has inertia and it tends to continue to move. They actually get a false sensation of movement.

5. W. Clement Stone:

   That's why many fail -- because they don't get started -- they don't go. They don't overcome inertia. They don't begin.