shiftlessness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shiftlessness
inertia
Noun
  • One example of imprudent inertia is sitting on excessive cash instead of investing it.
    Jonathan I. Shenkman, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • When the prince brings boyfriend Dev to meet his royal family, their aristocratic inertia threatens the young love.
    Jillian Steinhauer, New Yorker, 27 June 2025
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“Shiftlessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shiftlessness. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.

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