I will probably be the first Polish foreign minister in history to say so, but here it is: I fear German power less than I am beginning to fear German inactivity.
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Inactivity
Synonyms for "inactivity" (135 found)
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Closest matches (27)
a wise passivenesscomfortcontemplationcontemplative lifedeliberatenessdeliberationdo-nothing policydo-nothingismdo-nothingnessdolce far nientedoldrumsdormancyeasefixationfixityhastelessness
Adjective(1 words)
dormant state
Strong matches (41)
hibernationidlenessimmobilityinactioninactivenessindolenceinertiainertnesslaissez fairelaissez-allerlaissez-fairelaissez-faireismlanguidnesslazinessleisurelinesslethargylifelessnesslistlessnesslullmeditation
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Noun(12 words)
idle waitingidlenessimmobilitiesimmobilizinginactioninactivenessinertiasitalian stagnazionelazyingmore immobilenonbehaviornoncreation
Preposition(1 words)
in stasis
Verb(1 words)
Determiner(1 words)
no process
Related words (67)
Adjective(3 words)
nonoperational statusprolonged stagnationromanian pasivitate
nonparticipationnonresistancenonviolencenonviolent resistancepacifismparalysispassive resistancepassive self-annihilationpassivenesspassivismpassivitypeacepeacefulnessplacidityplacidnesspolicyprocrastinationquiescencequietquietism
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relaxationrelaxednessreposerestrestfulnessserenityslacksleepslothslothfulnessslowdownslownesssluggishnesssomnolencestagnancystagnationstandpattismstasisstillnesssuspensiontorportranquillityunbuttoned easeunhastinessunhurriednessvegetationvita contemplativawaiting gamewatching and waiting
Noun(15 words)
nonparticipationnonproductionnorwegian passivitetpassivitypronounced immobilitysedentarinesssedentary behaviorsedentary lifestyleslumberslumbersstate of passivitystate of stasisstaticstationaritystillness
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More general
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9 entriesclassroom participationdormancygroup work contributionhomework completionidle periodlatencyserver downtimestagnationsystem downtime
Collocations
6 entriesclassroom inactivityidle timeinactivity periodperiod of inactivityprolonged inactivityseasonal inactivity
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
7 entriesAntonyms
1 entriesSample sentences
10 total sentences available.
Especially was this the case with Daphnis, who, having passed the winter at home in inactivity, was more impetuous and pressing than ever in the caresses he bestowed on Chloe.
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Now I'm trying to make up for my 5-year-long inactivity on Tatoeba.
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I am ankylosed by inactivity. No exit, no solution is possible, since the problem remains!
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