NONACTION Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

nonaction

noun

ˌnän-ˈak-shən

Definition of nonaction next

as in inertia

lack of action or activity your nonaction on this matter will result in an arrest warrant

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Recent Examples of nonaction This creates a negative feeling that moves us into nonaction or avoidance. —

Expert Panel®, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023 In a demonstration of Democrats’ determination, U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Houston was arrested later Thursday outside of the Hart Senate Office Building after leading a march of Black voting rights activists to protest the Senate’s nonaction on the For the People Act. —

Raga Justin, Dallas News, 29 July 2021

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Family ties, children's schools, business networks, cultural amenities, and sheer inertia often matter more than cable-news tax talking points.

— Christopher Marquis, Time, 18 Feb. 2026
But when a single school system dominates the market, whether by design or simple inertia, the incentives flip.

— Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 18 Feb. 2026