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ACTON Antonyms

There are 10 antonyms of the word acton. (opposite meanings)
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Definition of ACTON

Best Opposite Words For ACTON

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dormancy
nounn
noun

• a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction

• quiet and inactive restfulness

idleness
nounn
noun

• having no employment

• the quality of lacking substance or value

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

inaction
nounn
noun

• the state of being inactive

inactivity
nounn
noun

• the state of being inactive

• a disposition to remain inactive or inert

• being inactive; being less active

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

rest
verb, nounv, n
noun

• something left after other parts have been taken away

• freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)

• a pause for relaxation

• a state of inaction

• euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)

• a support on which things can be put

• a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration

verb

• not move; be in a resting position

• take a short break from one's activities in order to relax

• give a rest to

• have a place in relation to something else

• be at rest

• stay the same; remain in a certain state

• be inherent or innate in

• put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying

• sit, as on a branch

• rest on or as if on a pillow

• be inactive, refrain from acting

stagnation
nounn
noun

• a state of inactivity (in business or art etc)

• inactivity of liquids; being stagnant; standing still; without current or circulation

stoppage
nounn
noun

• the state of inactivity following an interruption

• an obstruction in a pipe or tube

• the act of stopping something

Alternatives for DORMANCY

Alternatives for IDLENESS

Alternatives for INACTION

Alternatives for INACTIVITY

Alternatives for LAZINESS

Alternatives for LETHARGY

Alternatives for PASSIVITY

Alternatives for REST

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