SHIFTLESSNESS Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

shiftlessness

noun

as in inertia

an inclination not to do work or engage in activities with the start of the warm weather, combating the students' shiftlessness was a constant ordeal

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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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But an industry that’s so quick to condemn consumer-facing AI ‘slop’ for its creative laziness has paid less attention to the laziness AI risks encouraging behind the scenes.

— Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
Don’t dismiss that reaction as laziness or lack of discipline.

— Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of laziness

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