Synonyms of inertia

inertia

noun

i-ˈnər-shə 

as in laziness

an inclination not to do work or engage in activities

the inertia that grips so many of the club's members is the reason why nothing ever gets done

Synonyms & Similar Words

• laziness
• idleness
• indolence
• sloth
• shiftlessness
• loafing
• lethargy
• apathy
• sluggishness
• lassitude
• supineness
• languor
• lounging
• listlessness
• lolling
• dallying
• goldbricking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• industry
• drive
• initiative
• industriousness
• ambition
• enterprise
• hustle
• energy
• perseverance
• diligence
• go
• vigor
• vitality
• exuberance
• assiduity
• animation
• robustness
• vivacity
• liveliness
• pep
• sprightliness
• briskness
• vibrancy
• assiduousness
• vim
• lustiness
• peppiness
• jazziness

Examples of inertia in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Institutional inertia and other hurdles must not get in the way. —Mekela Panditharatne and Shanze Hasan, TIME, 21 Oct. 2024

In order to make that investment, executives and users need to see a concrete payoff or existential risk that outweighs the powerful forces of inertia and fear of change. —Ravi Kumar S, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024

Organizations may encounter up to three key obstacles in adopting digital technologies for sales: knowledge gaps, perceived complexity and risk, and inertia. —Prabhakant Sinha, arun Shastri, sally E. Lorimer, Harvard Business Review, 18 Sep. 2024

This brings us back to snow-globing your brain—which means doing something that shifts you from inertia to action. —Anna Borges, SELF, 15 Aug. 2024