Definition for Inertia:

• Sluggishness, lack of activity. [ Lat.]

Synonyms for Inertia:

• n.

  •
  • failure.
  •abeyance (noun)
  • dormancy.
  •attribute (noun)
  • inactiveness,
  • 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.
  •inaction (noun)
  • inertness.
  •indifference (noun)
  • insouciance,
  • inconsequence,
  • Insignificancy,
  • Inconsequentiality.
  •laziness (noun)
  • slackness.
  •lethargy (noun)
  • hebetude,
  • languidness,
  • inanition.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • evasion,
  • avoidance,
  • stupidity,
  • stasis.
  •
  • quiescent,
  • stagnation,
  • 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.

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.