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
Renaud Tixier’s movement is a highly innovative micro-rotor movement that features an inertia wheel within the micro-rotor and a ‘dancer’ spring, orchestrated to optimize winding by harvesting even the smallest motion.
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Thor Svaboe, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2025
Washington needs a tool for breaking through defense industrial bureaucratic inertia, so even if there weren’t an AUKUS, the United States would have to create one.
—Gary Roughead, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2025
In reality, an object’s mass remains constant, while its inertia changes with speed, ultimately preventing travel at or beyond the speed of light.
—Don Lincoln, Big Think, 29 Aug. 2025
Experts believe this is because families become entrenched in their academic routines; inertia plays a role in keeping students on track.
—De Elizabeth, Parents, 27 Aug. 2025
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Thor Svaboe, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2025
Washington needs a tool for breaking through defense industrial bureaucratic inertia, so even if there weren’t an AUKUS, the United States would have to create one.
—Gary Roughead, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2025
In reality, an object’s mass remains constant, while its inertia changes with speed, ultimately preventing travel at or beyond the speed of light.
—Don Lincoln, Big Think, 29 Aug. 2025
Experts believe this is because families become entrenched in their academic routines; inertia plays a role in keeping students on track.
—De Elizabeth, Parents, 27 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inertia
Noun
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In Annabelle’s defense, her laziness is in line with the rest of the film franchise, which almost always involves demons using preexisting hauntings to torment families.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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Kahneman’s work in Thinking, Fast and Slow highlights cognitive laziness, our tendency to seek quick answers and shortcuts that can come at the expense of deeper insight.—
Sarat Chakravarthi,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This patience is watchfulness, not idleness.—
Francois Botha,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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All of which could lead to so much work that a man like Wyatt Harper might never have another day of idleness again.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Inertia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inertia. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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