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in·ert
 inert
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- pronunciation:
- ih
nuhrt
- features:
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adjective |
| definition: |
not being able to move, act, or resist.
She took sleeping pills and is lying inert on the couch.- synonyms:
- motionless, stationary
- antonyms:
- animated
- similar words:
- fixed, passive, still
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| related words: |
dormant, extinct, idle, restful, sluggish, standing, stationary |
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| derivations: |
inertly (adv.), inertness (n.) |
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