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Synonyms for inertness

Most common

apathy inertia inaction indolence deadness

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Noun

1. Inertia — lack of activity or exertion; habitual indisposition to action or motion

inertia, inaction, indolence, apathy, sluggishness, torpor, inactivity, sloth, dormancy, insensibility, lethargy, laziness, idleness

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Lack of activity or exertion; habitual indisposition to action or motion

Forms

Plural
inertnesses → inertiae, inactions, indolences, apathies…

Example sentences

  • apathy Apathy is a paralysis of the soul, an early death.
  • inertia Inertia is inherent in any material object.
  • inaction Here comes inaction and we don't know how to stop it.
  • indolence Our problem is not ignorance, but indolence.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
inertnessfalling
apathyfalling
inertiafalling
inactionsteady
indolencesteady
deadnessrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
sloth1
6 letters
apathy3, torpor2
7 letters
inertia3
8 letters
laziness3, inaction3, lethargy3, dormancy3, idleness3, deadness
9 letters
indolence
10 letters
inactivity5
12 letters
sluggishness3
13 letters
insensibility

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (apathy3 = 3 syllables).

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inertie
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inerzia
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inercia
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