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Antonyms for inaction


Grammar : Noun
Spell : in-ak-shuh n
Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈæk ʃən



Definition of inaction

Origin :
  • 1707, from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + action.
  • noun state of doing nothing
Example sentences :
  • Now every minute's inaction increased this spirit of restlessness.
  • Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
  • A rush of impatience succeeded the inaction of his memories.
  • Extract from : « Slaves of Mercury » by Nat Schachner
  • They were appalled by inaction and by the feel of something terrible impending.
  • Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London
  • After three months of inaction give light, warmth and moisture.
  • Extract from : « The Mayflower, January, 1905 » by Various
  • Cesare sat impotent in Rome, no doubt vexed by his own inaction.
  • Extract from : « The Life of Cesare Borgia » by Raphael Sabatini
  • The inaction of the French has never been satisfactorily explained.
  • Extract from : « At Aboukir and Acre » by George Alfred Henty
  • Inaction on his part was all that was required to make her position intolerable.
  • Extract from : « A Love Story Reversed » by Edward Bellamy
  • His legs became cramped from inaction, yet he dared not stir.
  • Extract from : « A Son of the City » by Herman Gastrell Seely
  • There were other reasons, however, for Devers's inaction, and grave ones.
  • Extract from : « Under Fire » by Charles King
  • But elsewhere the action, or inaction, of the British forces was discreditable.
  • Extract from : « William Pitt and the Great War » by John Holland Rose

Synonyms for inaction

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