inactivity

noun

Definition of inactivitynext
1
as in inertia
lack of action or activity the inactivity outside the school led me to think that it must have been vacation week

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2
as in neglect
lack of use after weeks of inactivity, the car wouldn't start

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inactivity
  1. inertia
  2. neglect
  3. inaction
  4. disuse
  5. abandonment
Noun
  • There's an institutional credibility and inertia issue.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
  • For its long running time and handsomely shot inertia, but also for its Cliff’s Notes-adjacent condensing of a massive quote-unquote Great American Novel. Straughan, when asked about the film’s disappointing debut, did not mince words.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of inertia
Noun
  • On an international level, too..., one country’s climate response can easily leave another country impoverished, either through neglect, foolishness or outright malevolence.
    Saima S. Iqbal, Scientific American, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Briefly, this index adds up all the adverse events – including forms of neglect, abuse or other household dysfunction – an individual experienced during childhood into a single cumulative score.
    Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
Definition of neglect
Noun
  • Supporters say the measure is intended to encourage cities to more proactively maintain public health and safety and refund residents who've suffered from government inaction.
    Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 7 Oct. 2024
  • Between the lines: A nonprofit group has spent about $5 million on an ad campaign blasting Schumer, the highest-ranking Jewish lawmaker, for his inaction.
    Hans Nichols, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of inaction
Noun
  • Ironically, despite using several filmmaking techniques and styles from the silent era that have long since fallen into disuse, Shadow of the Vampire is a vital new lens through which to view the foundational vampire story.
    James Grebey, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
  • After a fire in 2000, though, parts of it were thrown into disuse and left to ruin.
    Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Aug. 2024
Definition of disuse
Noun
  • The loss was impacted by a $15.7 million other expense, net, primarily related to the accrual of additional expenses for net abandonment obligations.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Its formidable Second Fleet would protect sea routes, support the continent’s major naval powers, and continue to provide extended deterrence—satiating Europeans who are afraid of abandonment at a time of Russian revanchism.
    Sumantra Maitra, Foreign Affairs, 4 Nov. 2024
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Thesaurus Entries Near inactivity

inactivities

inactivity

in actuality

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