inaction
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Synonyms & Antonyms for inaction
Synonyms
dormancy, idleness, inactivity, inertness, nonaction, quiescence
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The consequences of inaction continue to haunt this former mining town of about 1,900, set in the far southwestern corner of Virginia near the border of Kentucky. — Barry Meier, New York Times, "A Nun, a Doctor and a Lawyer — and Deep Regret Over the Nation’s Handling of Opioids," 18 Aug. 2019 Four more years of inaction on the environment and climate change. — Larry Edelman, BostonGlobe.com, "Trump knows he’s vulnerable to a recession — and it could kill his 2020 chances," 8 Aug. 2019 And 9/11 was preceded by a series of smaller al-Qaida attacks and unaddressed alarms about the group that analysts say should caution current officials about the dangers of inaction. — Greg Miller, Anchorage Daily News, "Rise of far-right violence leads some to call for realignment of national security priorities," 6 Aug. 2019 The meeting made one thing clear: Attendees were tired of the deaths, of inaction. — Cortlynn Stark, Washington Post, "Community organizers call for end to shootings after 11-year-old’s death," 1 Aug. 2019 The cost of inaction on climate change is unfathomable. — Jon Goldin-dubois, The Denver Post, "Guest Commentary: Colorado, and others in the West, lead the way on reducing carbon emissions," 4 June 2019 The White House billed the National Guard move as a last-ditch step to stem a torrent of people and drugs across the border in the face of congressional inaction. — Stephen Collinson, CNN, "Border crisis is Trump's latest war on straw men," 6 Apr. 2018 After the shooting, Democrats called out McConnell for inaction. — Jason Silverstein, CBS News, "The House passed stronger background checks months ago. McConnell won't call a Senate vote," 6 Aug. 2019 Hillary Clinton is, once again, their excuse for inaction. — Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, "Robert Mueller’s Testimony and the Garbled Language of Politics," 28 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'inaction.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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