inertia
noun/ɪˈnɜrʃə/
Frequency rank: #10,962 most common English word
Meaning
a tendency to remain unchanged or resist change; in physics, the property of matter to stay at rest or in motion unless acted upon by an outside force.
Example sentence
The company's inertia prevented it from adapting to new market trends.
Synonyms & related words
- stagnation
- resistance
- passivity
- sluggishness
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