Inaction and Rest

Inaction

Inaction noun - Lack of action or activity.

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Rest and inaction are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rest" instead a noun "Inaction".

Nearby Words: inactive, inactivity, inactively

Rest noun - A state of inaction.

Usage example: a body will continue in a state of rest until acted upon

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Inaction and rest are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Inaction" instead a noun "Rest".

Nearby Words: restless, rested, restive, resting, restful

old

old inaction

old rest

Instead, his inaction causes one heavily populated neighbouring system to be destroyed and only narrowly averts them doing similar kamikaze runs with the rest of the arsenal.

Source: Series / Andromeda
He then tells her that her inaction not only cost him everything he had, but also caused the deaths of the rest of their family at the Plutonian's hand.

Source: Comic Book / Irredeemable
The rest of the crew objects, but he counters that they don't actually know what the energy field is, and given that all their other options have been exhausted, inaction is the only logical choice left to make, even if the odds of survival are low.

Source: Straw Vulcan

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