What are the opposite words for action?
Action is a term used to describe the process of doing something, and it implies movement, progress, and purpose. However, there are several words that could be considered antonyms for action. Some of these words include inactivity, stagnation, passivity, stillness, and lethargy. These words convey the opposite idea of action, suggesting a lack of initiative, energy or dedication. Inactivity refers to a state of rest or idleness, implying the absence of action. Stagnation refers to a lack of progress, development, or growth. Passivity indicates a lack of motivation, interest or involvement. Stillness suggests a lack of movement or activity. Lethargy implies a lack of vigor, enthusiasm or drive.
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- cessation
- abeyance
- ending
- dullness
- lethargy
- rest
- inaction
- inactivity
- repose
- ease
- inertia
- intermission
- pause
- idleness
- laziness
- naturalness
- sleep
- being inactive or suspended
- something done
- an aggressive military deed
- individual deed
- shuteye
- unceremoniousness
- hebetude
- quality of being boring
- peace, quiet; lack of difficulty
- laziness, inaction
- state of doing nothing
- disinclination to move; lifelessness
- break, recess
- unwillingness to work, be active
- laziness, sluggishness
- wait, delay
- restfulness; calm
- suspension of consciousness
- unrestraint
- Other relevant words
- Other antonyms
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cessation
- cutoff,
- Desistance,
- let-up,
- break offs,
- break-off,
- break-offs,
- breakoff,
- breakoffs,
- ceasings,
- desistances,
- dis continuance,
- dis continuances,
- dis-continuance,
- dis-continuances,
- grinding halt,
- grinding halts,
- haltings,
- let ups,
- let-ups,
- re spite,
- re spites,
- re-spites,
- screaming halt,
- screaming halts.
- abeyance
- ending
-
dullness
- commonplaceness,
- staleness,
- uninterestingness,
- stupidness,
- commonplacenesses,
- in sensibilities,
- in sensibility,
- in sipidity,
- in-sensibilities,
- in-sensibility,
- in-sipidities,
- in-sipidity,
- monotomies,
- monotomy,
- slowwittednesses,
- stalenesses,
- stupidnesses,
- un interestingness,
- un interestingnesses,
- un-interestingness,
- un-interestingnesses,
- uninterestingnesses.
-
lethargy
- hebetude,
- inanition,
- languor,
- lassitude,
- torpidity,
- torpor,
- dis interest,
- dis interests,
- dis regard,
- dis regards,
- dis-interest,
- dis-interests,
- dis-regard,
- dis-regards,
- in difference,
- in differences,
- in-difference,
- in-differences,
- inanitions,
- insouciances,
- un concerns,
- un mindfulness,
- un mindfulnesses,
- un-concern,
- un-concerns,
- unmindfulnesses.
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rest
- motionlessness,
- overplus,
- pediment,
- re-creation,
- somnolence,
- others,
- residuals,
- bottom barrel,
- bottom of barrel,
- ex cess,
- ex-cess,
- ex-cesses,
- motionlessnesses,
- odds ends,
- overpluses,
- re creation,
- re creations,
- re lief,
- re main,
- re mains,
- re-creations,
- re-lief,
- re-main,
- re-mains,
- residum,
- residums,
- somnolences.
- inaction
-
inactivity
- rest.
- repose
- ease
- inertia
- intermission
- pause
-
idleness
- hibernation,
- leisure,
- unemployment,
- Otiosity,
- Pottering,
- Hibernations,
- joblessness,
- dawdlings,
- dilly dallyings,
- dilly-dallyings,
- dillydallyings,
- dronings,
- goof off time,
- goof off times,
- goof-off time,
- goof-off times,
- goofoff time,
- goofoff times,
- joblessnesses,
- lazings,
- loafings,
- loiterings,
- otiosities,
- own sweet time,
- own sweet times,
- potterings,
- time burn,
- time hand,
- time hands,
- time kill,
- time on hand,
- time on hands,
- time on one hand,
- time on one's hand,
- time on one's hands,
- time on ones hand,
- time on ones hands,
- time one hand,
- time one hands,
- time one's hands,
- time ones hands,
- time to kill,
- time wasting,
- time wastings,
- time-wasting,
- time-wastings,
- timewasting,
- timewastings,
- triflings,
- un employment,
- un employments,
- un-employment,
- un-employments,
- unemployments,
- vegetatings.
-
laziness
- dilatoriness,
- dreaminess,
- faineance,
- leisureliness,
- neglectfulness,
- shiftlessness,
- slothfulness,
- Do-nothingness,
- Torpescence,
- Faineancy,
- supineness,
- languorousness,
- otioseness,
- dilatorinesses,
- do nothingnesses,
- do-nothingnesses,
- donothingness,
- donothingnesses,
- dreaminesses,
- faineances,
- faineancies,
- lackadaisicalnesses,
- languorousnesses,
- leisurelinesses,
- neglectfulnesses,
- otiosenesses,
- supinenesses,
- torpescences,
- torpidnesses.
- naturalness
- sleep
- being inactive or suspended
- something done
- an aggressive military deed
- individual deed
- shuteye
- unceremoniousness
- hebetude
- quality of being boring
-
peace, quiet; lack of difficulty
- ease.
- laziness, inaction
- state of doing nothing
- disinclination to move; lifelessness
- break, recess
- unwillingness to work, be active
- laziness, sluggishness
- wait, delay
- restfulness; calm
- suspension of consciousness
- unrestraint
- Other relevant words
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Other antonyms
- ease.
Antonym of the day
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- Antonyms:
- aid, discourage, dissuade.
