Antonyms for inertia

Grammar : Noun

Spell : in-ur-shuh, ih-nur-

Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈɜr ʃə, ɪˈnɜr-

Definition of inertia

Origin : 1713, introduced as a term in physics 17c. by German astronomer and physician Johann Kepler (1571-1630), from Latin inertia "unskillfulness, idleness," from iners (genitive inertis) "unskilled, inactive;" see inert. Used in Modern Latin by Newton (1687). Sense of "apathy" first recorded 1822.

noun disinclination to move; lifelessness

Example sentences :

The inertia of the meteor has persisted, not as energy, but as a factor of energy.
Extract from : « The Machinery of the Universe » by Amos Emerson Dolbear

For that sort of inertia in woman is always enigmatic and therefore menacing.
Extract from : « Chance » by Joseph Conrad

That was because if there were no inertia there would be no centrifugal force.
Extract from : « Common Science » by Carleton W. Washburne

At the same time he overcame part of your inertia, for he made you move a little.
Extract from : « Common Science » by Carleton W. Washburne

The inertia of the stricken beings on the platform was broken by his move.
Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930 » by Various

Girls, too, had won obscurity by inertia or had swung into fame.
Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1920 » by Various

All their efforts at gaiety were impeded by the inertia of fear.
Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1920 » by Various

The varieties of this lack of power and inertia are familiar to every physician.
Extract from : « Psychotherapy » by Hugo Mnsterberg

At last, after heaving at himself, for he seemed to be a mass of inertia, he got up.
Extract from : « The Prussian Officer » by D. H. Lawrence

He found that the force of inertia had troubled wiser men than he.
Extract from : « The Education of Henry Adams » by Henry Adams

Synonyms for inertia

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