I sprang to my feet, my inert hand grasping my pistol, my mind paralyzed by the dreadful shape which had sprung out upon us from the shadows of the fog.
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Inert
/ɪnˈɝt/
Synonyms for "inert" (216 found)
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Closest matches (44)
Adjective(9 words)
Adverb(1 words)
chemically inert substance
Strong matches (64)
groggyheavyhebetudinousidleimmobileimmutableimpassiveimpotentin abeyancein suspenseinactiveinanimateinanimatedincommutableinconvertibleindefeasibleindolentinsensateinsensibleinsentient
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Adjective(15 words)
inanimate aspectinanimate environmentinanimate forceinanimate matterinanimate objectsinanimate processesinanimate subjectinanimate surroundingsindifferentlethargic responselifeless objectlifeless prototypelimpestmetalworking fluidsmotionless
Noun(2 words)
inanimate modelmore chemically stable
Verb(2 words)
Related words (108)
Noun(4 words)
Adjective(25 words)
motionless stateneutralnonchemical changenonexplosivenonlife statusnonliving tasknonreactant solutionnonreactivenonreagentnonsignalpassivepassive learningsafe substancessluggish movementsoggystagnant culturestationarystilltorpidunactable
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muteneuterneutralnoblenonconsciousnonlivingnonreturnablenonreversiblenumbotioseparalyticparalyzedpassivepeplesspermanentphlegmaticpoopedpowerlessprocrastinatingquiescent
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quietquietistquietisticreverselesssatedsedentarysenselessslacksleepingsleepyslothfulslowsluggishslumberingsmolderingsomnolentsoullessstagnantstagnatingstandingstandpatstaticstationarystillstolidstultifiedsupinesuspendedtametorpidunalterableunalterativeunalteredunanimatedunarousedunchangeableunchangedunchangingunconsciousundeflectableundeviatingunfeelingunmodifiableunremittingunresponsiveunrestorableunreturnableunsusceptibleunvariableunvaryingvegetablevegetativewanwearyworld-weary
Verb(4 words)
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7 entriesCollocations
6 entrieschemically inertinert atmosphereinert gasinert materialinert metalinert substance
Inflections
2 entriesmore inertmost inert
Derivations
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4 entriesSample sentences
8 total sentences available.
It doesn't make any difference, guys. The balls are inert.
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Nitrous oxide is inert at room temperature.
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Seated upon the ground, he had seemed as lazy and inert as a hog, but now his body was as tense and active as that of a panther.
Source: tatoeba (10924069)
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