Definition for Inertia:

• Sluggishness, lack of activity. [ Lat.]

Synonyms for Inertia:

• n.

  •
  • bonding,
  • amplitude,
  • calorific,
  • absorbance,
  • centrifugal force,
  • balance,
  • capillary action,
  • attraction,
  • centripetal force,
  • air resistance.
  •
  • failure,
  • sidestep.
  •
  • continuity,
  • consistency,
  • eternity,
  • stability,
  • permanence,
  • continuation,
  • longevity,
  • constancy,
  • preservation,
  • survival.
  •abeyance (noun)
  • dormancy.
  •attribute (noun)
  • inactiveness,
  • inertia,
  • inactivity.
  •avoidance (noun)
  • run-around.
  •depression (noun)
  • doldrums.
  •disinclination to move; lifelessness (noun)
  • languor,
  • sluggishness,
  • stillness,
  • immobility,
  • apathy,
  • listlessness,
  • lassitude,
  • immobilization,
  • paralysis,
  • torpidity,
  • oscitancy,
  • dullness,
  • torpor,
  • indolence,
  • deadness,
  • unresponsiveness.
  •doldrums (noun)
  • blahs,
  • dismals,
  • black mood.
  •ease (noun)
  • re-quiescence,
  • bed roses,
  • re pose,
  • re-laxation,
  • ataraxias,
  • supinities,
  • requiescences,
  • re laxation,
  • re-pose,
  • re quiescence,
  • restfulnesses,
  • re-quiescences,
  • re-laxations,
  • re quiescences,
  • peace mind,
  • re laxations,
  • passivities.
  •hebetude (noun)
  • passivens.
  •idleness (noun)
  • own sweet times,
  • goofoff time,
  • un employments,
  • lazings,
  • otiosities,
  • goof-off times,
  • loafings,
  • time on one's hand,
  • time on one hands,
  • time ones hands,
  • time burn,
  • dronings,
  • time on one hand,
  • time one's hands,
  • time on ones hands,
  • time-wastings,
  • un employment,
  • dilly dallyings,
  • time on hands,
  • joblessnesses,
  • loiterings,
  • time wastings,
  • dillydallyings,
  • vegetatings,
  • dilly-dallyings,
  • goof off times,
  • time ones hand,
  • potterings,
  • time wasting,
  • timewasting,
  • time hands,
  • time on hand,
  • un-employment,
  • unemployments,
  • goofoff times,
  • time hand,
  • time kill,
  • triflings,
  • time one hand,
  • time one hands,
  • timewastings,
  • time on ones hand,
  • un-employments,
  • dawdlings,
  • goof off time,
  • time one's hand.
  •run-around (noun)
  • eschewal,
  • runaround,
  • elusions,
  • come-off,
  • Escaping,
  • run around,
  • elusion,
  • roundabouts.
  •stupor (noun)
  • be-wilderments,
  • in-sensibilities,
  • swoonings,
  • Asphyxias,
  • in-sensibility,
  • be wilderment,
  • be wilderments,
  • in sensibilities,
  • narcosises,
  • petrifactions,
  • sopors,
  • somnolences,
  • be-wilderment,
  • in sensibility.
  •unceremoniousness (noun)
  • un ceremoniousnesses,
  • un ceremoniousness,
  • un-ceremoniousnesses,
  • un-ceremoniousness.
  •unrestraint (noun)
  • un restraints,
  • un restraint,
  • un-restraints,
  • un-restraint.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • standstill,
  • stupidity,
  • footdragging,
  • evasion,
  • avoidance,
  • stasis.
  •
  • quiescent,
  • delay,
  • stagnation,
  • suspended animation,
  • rest.

Paraphrases for Inertia:

• Equivalence

  • Noun, singular or mass
    inactivity.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    indifference, apathy, passiveness.

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    paralysis, standstill, stalemate, deadlock.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    inaction, inert, indolence, sluggishness, immobility, passivity, stagnation, slackness, tardiness, momentum, slowness, stillness, laxity.

Antonyms for Inertia:

• n.

  • attribute
    activeness.
  • disinclination to move; lifelessness
    life, liveliness, busyness, moving, activity, action, animation.
  • Other antonyms:
    exuberance, sprightliness, industry, vitality, go, energy, industriousness, hustle, enterprise, perseverance, assiduity, assiduousness, diligence, pep, ambition, drive, briskness, jazziness, vigor, vivacity, initiative, vibrancy, peppiness, lustiness, vim, robustness.

Inertia Sentence Examples:

• A curious inertia crept over her.

• Instantly all the inertia passed away from the girl, she stood erect and firm.

Hypernym for Inertia:

• n.

  • attribute
    laziness, flatness, lethargy, restfulness, passivity, languor, passiveness, indolence, phlegm, sluggishness.
  • phenomenon
    moment of inertia.

Hyponym for Inertia:

• n.

  • attribute
    trait.
  • phenomenon
    mechanical phenomenon.