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
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Recent Examples of inertia
These aren’t failures of strategy—they’re natural expressions of behavioral inertia.
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Scott Hutcheson, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Why Leaders Resist Flexibility Eikenberry admits that the idea of leadership flexibility faces real hurdles, including complexity, inertia, and cost, to name a few.
—Dan Pontefract, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Someone who is depressed can often wake up feeling fatigued, and the sleep inertia that normally lasts around 20 minutes for someone who is not depressed can instead last several hours, Harvey said.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 14 Mar. 2025
For all its inertia, Washington, D.C., is a place where very little stays the same for long.
—Phil Singer, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
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Scott Hutcheson, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Why Leaders Resist Flexibility Eikenberry admits that the idea of leadership flexibility faces real hurdles, including complexity, inertia, and cost, to name a few.
—Dan Pontefract, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Someone who is depressed can often wake up feeling fatigued, and the sleep inertia that normally lasts around 20 minutes for someone who is not depressed can instead last several hours, Harvey said.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 14 Mar. 2025
For all its inertia, Washington, D.C., is a place where very little stays the same for long.
—Phil Singer, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for inertia
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“Inertia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inertia. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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