Entry Word: inaction

Function: noun

Meaning: lack of action or activity <as a result of the park departmentʼs inaction, the cityʼs pools are not ready to open for the summer>

Synonyms dormancy, idleness, inactivity, inertness, nonaction, quiescence

Related Words indolence, languor, lassitude, laziness, lethargy, listlessness, sleepiness, sloth, sluggishness

Near Antonyms animateness, briskness, liveliness, sprightliness; business, diligence, employment, industriousness, occupation

Antonyms action, activeness, activity