inactivity

Noun

Meaning

The state or quality of being inactive; inertness; as, the inactivity of matter.

Idleness; habitual indisposition to action or exertion; want of energy; sluggishness.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

inertia inaction inactiveness rest dog days ease vegetation leisure neglect latency relaxation negligence coma paralysis dormancy
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Antonyms

activity campania hopper birr transfiguration work
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Hypernyms

state act deed trait human action human activity

Hyponyms

rest stop stay check delay arrest

Phrases with the word

physical inactivity economic inactivity inactivity trap

Examples

he had to overcome his inertia and get back to work Source: Internet

After spawning, some stocks migrate down the continental slope to deeper water and spend the rest of the winter in relative inactivity. Source: Internet

After a period of inactivity during the mid to late 1990s, X reunited in the early 2000s, and currently tours. Source: Internet

Agada said it was rather regrettable that the Rivers State government, which pulled out of the boundary delineation in 2013, surreptitiously filed the action after years of inactivity. Source: Internet

Age, physical inactivity, and obesity are also independently associated with both cancer and diabetes. Source: Internet

Amphibians have periods of inactivity but show high vigilance (receptivity to potentially threatening stimuli) in this state. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

inactiveness inactivism inactivist inactivity trap inactose inactuate