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
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Recent Examples of inertia
One example of imprudent inertia is sitting on excessive cash instead of investing it.
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Jonathan I. Shenkman, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
When the prince brings boyfriend Dev to meet his royal family, their aristocratic inertia threatens the young love.
—Jillian Steinhauer, New Yorker, 27 June 2025
The Padres had been hitting better over the past few weeks but have slunk back into offensive inertia.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 June 2025
History has repeatedly shown that socialism doesn’t work, as ideas that seem good in theory often turn into a mess of government bureaucracy, inefficiency, and inertia, setting society and living standards back instead of moving them forward.
—Time, 26 June 2025
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Jonathan I. Shenkman, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
When the prince brings boyfriend Dev to meet his royal family, their aristocratic inertia threatens the young love.
—Jillian Steinhauer, New Yorker, 27 June 2025
The Padres had been hitting better over the past few weeks but have slunk back into offensive inertia.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 June 2025
History has repeatedly shown that socialism doesn’t work, as ideas that seem good in theory often turn into a mess of government bureaucracy, inefficiency, and inertia, setting society and living standards back instead of moving them forward.
—Time, 26 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for inertia
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“Inertia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inertia. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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