MOTIONLESSNESS Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

motionlessness

noun

as in inertia

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As for whether the report helps prompt change or becomes yet another weighty academic doorstop, that remains to be seen at City Hall, where entrenched political power often combines with bureaucratic inertia to stifle innovation.

— A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2026
The researchers also focused on reducing the robot’s effective inertia, a property that describes how strongly an object resists changes in its motion.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of inertia

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Muñiz helped defend the office’s inaction — even though New York’s attorney general acted on similar complaints in that state and netted a $25 million settlement for victims there.

— Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026
In some, the lawyer’s inaction had caused the clients to lose their appeal rights.

— Samantha Melamed, ProPublica, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of inaction

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Equally responsible for this Bentley’s milestone handling are the Supersports’ electronic limited-slip differential, rear-wheel steering, suspension aided by a 48-volt active anti-roll bar, and enormous carbon-silicon-carbide brakes.

— Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2026
If a violation is found, schools can impose sanctions up to suspension or expulsion, and both parties have the right to appeal.

— Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of suspension

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The palace directive keeps their formal royal titles in abeyance, frames their charitable work as private and leaves contentious security arrangements to police and a government panel.

— Danica Kirka, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Their styles as His and Her Royal Highness remain in abeyance and are not used.

— Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of abeyance

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