as in inertia
lack of action or activity
as a result of the park department's inaction, the city's pools are not ready to open for the summer
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Recent Examples of inaction
Was their inaction a sign of asking prices around the league?
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Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2025
But there is also such a thing as being too good, where your own purity takes precedence over all else, leading to inflexibility and inaction.
—Shadi Hamid, Time, 3 Nov. 2025
Because of their inaction, families who did nothing wrong are paying the price.
—Clara Hendrickson, Freep.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Millions of Americans are now learning about these drastic increases from their health insurers, a direct consequence of Republican inaction.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 21 Oct. 2025
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Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2025
But there is also such a thing as being too good, where your own purity takes precedence over all else, leading to inflexibility and inaction.
—Shadi Hamid, Time, 3 Nov. 2025
Because of their inaction, families who did nothing wrong are paying the price.
—Clara Hendrickson, Freep.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Millions of Americans are now learning about these drastic increases from their health insurers, a direct consequence of Republican inaction.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 21 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for inaction
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inaction
inertia
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Funny, though, that this movie could be viewed as the flip side of Causeway, a quiet drama that’s also about a woman at a crossroads who snaps out of her inertia thanks to meeting a kindly stranger.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
8 Nov. 2025
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Where the first half of the 1600 conversation explored how young men are drifting toward the right through grievance, alienation and algorithmic content, this installment challenges Democrats to confront their own inertia.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Inaction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inaction. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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