Inertia is an important governing law.
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Inertia
/ɪnˈɝ.ʃə/
Synonyms for "inertia" (164 found)
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a wise passivenessabeyanceapathycatalepsycatatoniacautiousnesscircumspectioncontemplationcontemplative lifecreepingdeadlinessdeathlinessdeliberatenessdeliberationdilatorinessdo-nothing policydo-nothingismdo-nothingnessdormancydrawl
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Noun(7 words)
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firmnessfoot draggingfoot-dragginghibernationhoboismidlenessimmobilityimmobilizationimmovabilityimmovablenessinactioninactivenessinactivityindifferenceindolenceinertnessinexertioninextricabilityinflexibilityirremovability
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Noun(11 words)
fossilizationfossilization processfrench apathieglaciershabitual inertiahebetudeimmobilityinactivenessinactivityinertnessloginess
Adjective(1 words)
high stiction
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Adjective(3 words)
Noun(19 words)
massmass-related propertymoment of inertiamore immobilemore lethargicnoncreativityoccitan massareform resistantresistance to changeresistance to motionresistances to changerigiditysleepwalkingstate of passivitystatus quo preservationsstay putstucknesstorpiditytranslational inertia
meditationmere existencemere tropismmomentummotionlessnessneutralismneutralityneutralnessnoninvolvementnonparticipationnonresistancenonviolencenonviolent resistancepacifismparalysispassive resistancepassive self-annihilationpassivenesspassivismpassivity
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pokinesspolicypowerprocrastinationquiescencequietismreluctanceremissnessrigidityshiftlessnessslacknessslothslothfulnessslownesssluggardysluggishnesssolidityspring feverstagnancystagnationstandpattismstasisstuporsuspensesuspensiontentativenesstorporunderactivityunmovabilityunyieldingnessvagrancyvegetationvis inertiaevita contemplativawaiting gamewatching and waiting
Determiner(1 words)
no motion
Verb(3 words)
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6 entriesinertia in physicsinertia tensormass inertiamoment of inertiarotational inertiatranslational inertia
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Never underestimate the power of inertia.
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In the U.S., businesses say they also encounter regulatory obstacles, which some put down to bureaucratic inertia, others to lack of imaginative thinking.
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Of two balls of the same size (one made of iron, the other of wood) falling from the top of a tower, the iron one, because it has a greater gravitational charge (being heavier), is attracted with greater force, but, on the other hand, precisely because it has more mass (inertia), it offers greater resistance to falling. The result: both touch the ground at the same time, as Galileo demonstrated.
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