as in inertia
lack of action or activity
as a result of the park department's inaction, the city's pools are not ready to open for the summer
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Recent Examples of inaction
The assumption that silence is inaction is dangerously short sighted.
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Sona Khosla, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
To worry first about overreach rather than about the consequences of inaction.
—Ken Toltz, Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2026
The time for action is now; the cost of inaction could be the unraveling of legalization itself.
—Peter Su, Rolling Stone, 2 Mar. 2026
People are not always aware of the impact their actions or inactions have on those around them.
—Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026
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Sona Khosla, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
To worry first about overreach rather than about the consequences of inaction.
—Ken Toltz, Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2026
The time for action is now; the cost of inaction could be the unraveling of legalization itself.
—Peter Su, Rolling Stone, 2 Mar. 2026
People are not always aware of the impact their actions or inactions have on those around them.
—Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for inaction
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inaction
inertia
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In a field defined by bureaucratic inertia, moving from contract to flight in under a year is nothing short of a developmental miracle.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Mar. 2026
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The Mini seems to change direction with almost no sense of inertia, biting into corners with terrier-like tenacity.—
Tim Pitt,
Robb Report,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Inaction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inaction. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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