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inaction

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of inaction

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 of inaction

dormancy, idleness, inactivity, inertness, nonaction, quiescence

Words Related to inaction

indolence, inertia, languor, lassitude, laziness, lethargy, listlessness, shiftlessness, sleepiness, sloth, sluggishness

dallying, loafing, lolling, lounging

Near Antonyms of inaction

animateness, briskness, exuberance, jazziness, liveliness, peppiness, robustness, sprightliness, vibrancy, vivacity

assiduity, assiduousness, business, diligence, employment, industriousness, industry, occupation

Antonyms of inaction

action, activeness, activity

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