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ACTION Antonyms

There are 9 antonyms of the word action. (opposite meanings)
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inaction
nounn
noun

• the state of being inactive

idleness
nounn
noun

• having no employment

• the quality of lacking substance or value

• the trait of being idle out of a reluctance to work

inactivity
nounn
noun

• the state of being inactive

• a disposition to remain inactive or inert

• being inactive; being less active

indolence
nounn
noun

• inactivity resulting from a dislike of work

inertia
nounn
noun

• a disposition to remain inactive or inert

• (physics) the tendency of a body to maintain its state of rest or uniform motion unless acted upon by an external force

laziness
nounn
noun

• inactivity resulting from a dislike of work

• relaxed and easy activity

• apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins)

lethargy
nounn
noun

• a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness)

• weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy

• inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy

passivity
nounn
noun

• the trait of remaining inactive; a lack of initiative

• submission to others or to outside influences

sloth
nounn
noun

• a disinclination to work or exert yourself

• any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals of South America and Central America; they hang from branches back downward and feed on leaves and fruits

• apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins)

Alternatives for INACTION

Alternatives for IDLENESS

Alternatives for INACTIVITY

Alternatives for INDOLENCE

Alternatives for INERTIA

Alternatives for LAZINESS

Alternatives for LETHARGY

Alternatives for PASSIVITY

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