Dictionary of synonyms

Synonyms and antonyms of the word: inertia

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Usage examples:

Dulce Banda, an 8th grader at Frontier, showed the effects of gravity and inertia with her roller coaster exhibit.

Source: https://northeastnews.net/pages/let-there-be-stem/

Even assuming mass uptake, the sheer inertia of the installed energy system means they aren’t likely to result in pronounced declines in fossil-fuel demand until well into a second Biden administration or even beyond it.

Source: https://www.heraldnet.com/opinion/comment-biden-walks-cliffs-edge-in-oking-restricting-alaskan-oil/

Haddie McLean demonstrates how inertia causes glasses to stay on the table after she pulls away the tablecloth.

Source: https://news.wisc.edu/physics-show-fiery-methane-bubbles-and-vortex-cannons-wow-crowd/

It’s the inertia that affects the way the head moves, and without testing for worst-case scenarios, the precise movement will be affected and not meet customer expectations.

Source: https://www.newscaststudio.com/2023/11/16/industry-insights-broadcast-robotic-camera-systems/

Kearney offers one interpretation of this data: “Relationships are inherently difficult, and marriage provides an extra layer of institutional inertia that keeps them in place.”

Source: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/10/30/on-marriage-devorah-baum-book-review-the-two-parent-privilege-melissa-kearney

Pelosi pushed through bills that fell far short of the hopes of many in her caucus because she preferred progress to inertia.

Source: https://capitolhillblue.com/node/92964

Ralph had just led the group in nearly 100 minutes of downward dogs, ab exercises and breath work, leaving many content to splay in the springtime sun in satisfied inertia.

Source: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2023-06-17/behold-juneteenth-etienne-maurice-walkgoodla

"There is a pandemic killing the poor right in front of us and we know exactly how to stop it, but we need more support and less inertia from the global community because if we don't act now, it's going to get worse," he said.

Source: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20230519-one-billion-people-at-risk-of-cholera-un-warns

They are hulking tankers, whose weight leaves them vulnerable to inertia but can nevertheless be steered.

Source: https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2023-03-08/israel-palestine-pogrom-hawara-netanyahu-antisemitism

Today, the persistence of daylight saving time is more a matter of inertia - and the costs of changing more than a century of habit.

Source: https://www.boston.com/news/national-news/2023/03/10/daylight-saving-time-questions-answered/

"What seems like a simple ditty about getting blotto and mending a broken heart turns out to be a profound meditation on the often painful inertia of beach dwelling," magazine wrote in 2021.

Source: https://www.9news.com.au/entertainment/jimmy-buffett-death-margaritaville-singer-dies-aged-76/6865c749-0903-49b4-88c1-8877a572d1f8