inaction

in·ac·tion

noun \(ˌ)i-ˈnak-shən\

Definition of INACTION

: lack of action or activity : idleness

Examples of INACTION

1. The protesters criticized the administration's inaction on environmental issues.
2. We must consider the consequences of continued inaction.

First Known Use of INACTION

1707

Related to INACTION

Synonyms: dormancy, idleness, inactivity, inertness, nonaction, quiescence

Antonyms: action, activeness, activity

Related Words: indolence, inertia, languor, lassitude, laziness, lethargy, listlessness, shiftlessness, sleepiness, sloth, sluggishness; dallying, loafing, lolling, lounging

Near Antonyms: animateness, briskness, exuberance, jazziness, liveliness, peppiness, robustness, sprightliness, vibrancy, vivacity; assiduity, assiduousness, business, diligence, employment, industriousness, industry, occupation

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Rhymes with INACTION

abstraction, attraction, bolt-action, class action, compaction, contraction, cross action, detraction, diffraction, distraction, exaction, extraction, impaction, infraction, job action, live-action, olfaction, protraction, reaction, redaction, refraction, retraction, stop-action, subtraction, transaction