inactionnoun [ U ]
uk/ɪnˈæk.ʃən/us/ɪnˈæk.ʃən/formalfailure to do anything that might provide a solution to a problem:
The West's inaction has put millions of people at risk of starvation.
This announcement follows months of inaction and delay.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Passive and not working
- anywhere
- arse about/around
- breather
- breathing space
- bum
- bum around
- float
- idle
- leave sb be idiom
- lie around
- moribund
- not get/go anywhere idiom
- out of action idiom
- passive
- recharge
- slob around (sth)
- slop around (sth)
- stew
- take five idiom
- torpid
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