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inertness

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of inertness

lack of action or activity

the noticeable inertness of the campus on weekends, when most of the students go home

Synonyms of inertness

dormancy, idleness, inaction, inactivity, nonaction, quiescence

Words Related to inertness

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

dallying, loafing, lolling, lounging

Near Antonyms of inertness

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

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

Antonyms of inertness

action, activeness, activity

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