motionlessness

noun

as in inertia

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  1. inertia
  2. inaction
  3. suspension
  4. inertness
  5. abeyance
Noun
  • Those struggling with sleep inertia could benefit from multiple alarms or hitting snooze.
    — Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The abundance critique is that there are abundant opportunities to grow being held back by excessive regulation, planning and conditions of the sort mentioned above, which can create inertia in the system.
    — Mariana Mazzucato, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of inertia
Noun
  • Increasingly, this blame-shifting tack looks more like a simple excuse for inaction.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026
  • But having a bit of breathing space is no excuse for inaction.
    — John Cassidy, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of inaction
Noun
  • George, despite missing significant time because of a 25-game suspension for violating NBA drug policy, had a good season on both ends.
    — Tony Jones, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • But in August, a Jackson County judge upheld Shurin’s order that Biscari get his job back, receive full back wages and benefits and serve a three-day suspension without pay.
    — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of suspension
Noun
  • So a material known for its inertness suddenly shows its true colors and starts to react and act as a catalyst.
    — Chris Lee, ArsTechnica, 9 June 2026
Definition of inertness
Noun
  • The palace directive keeps their formal royal titles in abeyance, frames their charitable work as private and leaves contentious security arrangements to police and a government panel.
    — Danica Kirka, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Their styles as His and Her Royal Highness remain in abeyance and are not used.
    — Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of abeyance
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“Motionlessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motionlessness. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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