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inactiveness has 3 distinct synonyms spread across 2 of its 2 senses. Each sense below keeps its own list, because a synonym belongs to a meaning and not to a word: swapping one sense's substitute into another sense's sentence is how a thesaurus makes writing worse. Its one recorded opposite is activeness.
Counts are distinct word forms across every sense. A synonym that appears under three senses is counted once here and shown three times below, under each sense it belongs to.
the state of being inactive
Synonyms, antonyms and the broader and narrower relations for inactiveness come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Full sources and licences.
a disposition to remain inactive or inert
“he had to overcome his inertia and get back to work”