Definition for Inaction:

• a state of no activity

Synonyms for Inaction:

• n.

  •abeyance (noun)
  • adjournment,
  • suspension,
  • reservation,
  • abeyance.
  •failure (noun)
  • default.
  •hebetude (noun)
  • passivens.
  •repose (noun)
  • quiescence,
  • requiescence,
  • leisure.
  •silence (noun)
  • stillness.
  •standstill (noun)
  • de lays,
  • de-lay,
  • dead stops,
  • de-lays,
  • de lay.
  •state (noun)
  • inactiveness,
  • inactivity,
  • inaction.
  •state of doing nothing (noun)
  • passivity,
  • acedia,
  • inertia,
  • quietude,
  • fecklessness,
  • doldrums,
  • slothfulness,
  • depression,
  • ennui,
  • indolence,
  • idleness,
  • dormancy,
  • lassitude,
  • stagnation,
  • Otiosity,
  • deferral,
  • torpidity,
  • Deliquescence,
  • torpor.
  •stop (noun)
  • standstill.
  •untroubledness (noun)
  • un troublednesses,
  • un-troublednesses,
  • un-troubledness,
  • un troubledness.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • disuse,
  • evasion,
  • inertness,
  • avoidance,
  • stasis,
  • conservatism,
  • footdragging,
  • inoperativeness,
  • stability.
  •
  • quiescent,
  • suspended animation,
  • delay.
  •
  • failure.
  •delay
  • red tape.

Paraphrases for Inaction:

• Equivalence

  • Proper noun, singular
    inactivity.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    inactivity.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    stagnation.

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    failure, complacency, inactive, neglect, negligence, paralysis, relaxation, downtime, absence.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    inertia, non-action, passivity, passiveness, immobility, indifference, slackness, apathy, laxity, idleness.

Antonyms for Inaction:

• n.

  • state
    activeness, activity, action.
  • state of doing nothing
    energy, vigor, happiness, busyness.
  • Other antonyms:
    diligence, industry, robustness, employment, jazziness, exuberance, animateness, business, briskness, sprightliness, liveliness, vibrancy, industriousness, assiduousness, peppiness, occupation, vivacity, assiduity.

Inaction Sentence Examples:

• After two or three further days of inaction at the mill the Squire came again, bringing the parson with him; and they did manage to arrange between them that the repairs should be at once continued.

• The reports of an intended French invasion form a wholly inadequate excuse for his inaction.

Hypernym for Inaction:

• n.

  • state
    check, desuetude, stoppage, stagnancy, doldrums, quiescence, extinction, anergy, calcification, quiescency, abeyance, stasis, rest, suspension, arrest, halt, holding pattern, deep freeze, hitch, dormancy, stagnation, stay, stop.

Hyponym for Inaction:

• n.

  • state
    state.