Synonyms for inaction
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : in-ak-shuh n |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈæk ʃən |
Top 10 synonyms for inaction Other synonyms for the word inaction
Définition of inaction
Origin :- 1707, from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + action.
- noun state of doing nothing
- Now every minute's inaction increased this spirit of restlessness.
- Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
- A rush of impatience succeeded the inaction of his memories.
- Extract from : « Slaves of Mercury » by Nat Schachner
- They were appalled by inaction and by the feel of something terrible impending.
- Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London
- After three months of inaction give light, warmth and moisture.
- Extract from : « The Mayflower, January, 1905 » by Various
- Cesare sat impotent in Rome, no doubt vexed by his own inaction.
- Extract from : « The Life of Cesare Borgia » by Raphael Sabatini
- The inaction of the French has never been satisfactorily explained.
- Extract from : « At Aboukir and Acre » by George Alfred Henty
- Inaction on his part was all that was required to make her position intolerable.
- Extract from : « A Love Story Reversed » by Edward Bellamy
- His legs became cramped from inaction, yet he dared not stir.
- Extract from : « A Son of the City » by Herman Gastrell Seely
- There were other reasons, however, for Devers's inaction, and grave ones.
- Extract from : « Under Fire » by Charles King
- But elsewhere the action, or inaction, of the British forces was discreditable.
- Extract from : « William Pitt and the Great War » by John Holland Rose
Antonyms for inaction
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