Synonyms of inertia

inertia

noun

i-ˈnər-shə 

as in laziness

an inclination not to do work or engage in activities

the inertia that grips so many of the club's members is the reason why nothing ever gets done

Synonyms & Similar Words

• laziness
• idleness
• indolence
• sloth
• shiftlessness
• loafing
• lethargy
• apathy
• sluggishness
• lassitude
• supineness
• languor
• lounging
• listlessness
• lolling
• dallying
• goldbricking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• industry
• drive
• initiative
• industriousness
• ambition
• enterprise
• hustle
• energy
• perseverance
• diligence
• go
• vigor
• vitality
• exuberance
• assiduity
• animation
• robustness
• vivacity
• liveliness
• pep
• sprightliness
• briskness
• vibrancy
• assiduousness
• vim
• lustiness
• peppiness
• jazziness

Examples of inertia in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In the face of fear, anxiety, or sometimes even the familiar comfort of praise that comes with winning, there’s an inherent sense of inertia, or even the impulse to go faster, get bigger, play harder, to quell the creeping feelings of doubt. —Laura Neilson, Vogue, 24 July 2024

Overcoming that inertia takes something powerful—an inflection. —Will Daniel, Fortune, 9 July 2024

While columnist Abe Kwok warns that the inertia could last for years. —Joanna Allhands, The Arizona Republic, 14 June 2024

But even at low speed, a ship nearly 1,000 feet long moves with tremendous inertia, said Allan Post, deputy superintendent at Texas A&M Maritime Academy in Galveston, who holds a captain’s license. —Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2024