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
The real cost of inaction shows up when children go hungry because their communities are drawn out of political power and their needs are ignored.
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Trena Turner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
Barr blamed Kimmel's inaction on her behalf for his current circumstances.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2025
Their lawsuit, filed in June, alleges that WellQuest of Elk Grove is liable for their inaction.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Trump’s accelerationist instincts, the zeal of his fan base, and the complicity, cowardice, and inaction of the Democratic Party in the face of the governing Republican trifecta made the possibility of a military dictatorship in the United States seem borderline plausible.
—Seth Harp, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
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Trena Turner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
Barr blamed Kimmel's inaction on her behalf for his current circumstances.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2025
Their lawsuit, filed in June, alleges that WellQuest of Elk Grove is liable for their inaction.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Trump’s accelerationist instincts, the zeal of his fan base, and the complicity, cowardice, and inaction of the Democratic Party in the face of the governing Republican trifecta made the possibility of a military dictatorship in the United States seem borderline plausible.
—Seth Harp, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inaction
inertia
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And by the inertia of ownership.—
David Aldridge,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Character animations are slick, but reliable in their control and inertia — rarely leading to flubs caused by anything other than player error.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Inaction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inaction. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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