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Paralysis - 3 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | inertia |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disinclination to move; lifelessness |
| Synonyms: | apathy, dullness, idleness, indolence, languor, lassitude, laziness, lethargy, listlessness, sloth, sluggishness, stillness, stupor, torpor, deadness, drowsiness, immobility, immobilization, inactivity, oscitancy, paralysis, passivity, torpidity, unresponsiveness |
| Antonyms: | activity, animation, life, liveliness, moving |
| Main Entry: | numbness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | deadness |
| Synonyms: | anesthesia, apathy, dullness, insensibility, stupefaction, stupor, insensitivity, paralysis |
| Main Entry: | depression |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | economic decline |
| Synonyms: | bankruptcy, bear market*, bust, crash, crisis, dislocation, downturn, drop, failure, inflation, panic, recession, sag, slide, slowness, slump, stagnation, bad times, big trouble, bottom out, deflation, hard times, inactivity, overproduction, paralysis, rainy days, retrenchment, stagflation, unemployment |
| Antonyms: | recovery, surge |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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