do-nothingism
Philosophy of inaction
Do-nothingism is a policy or practice of deliberate inaction, especially when action is called for or expected.
The term carries a dismissive or critical tone, suggesting laziness, complacency, or a failure of leadership.
It often appears in political contexts to criticize opponents who resist change or refuse to address pressing problems: The administration's do-nothingism on climate change drew sharp criticism.
Someone who practices do-nothingism is a do-nothing.
State of doing nothing
- stagnationAbsence of flow or progress
- inertiaResistance to altered motion
- procrastinationHabitual task avoidance
- passivityState of non-resistance
standstill · immobility · paralysis · gridlock · foot-dragging · delay · dithering · hesitation
Lack of interest
- disengagementWithdrawal from involvement
- unconcernAbsence of worry
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
- nonchalanceCalm, casual composure
passivity · disinterest · complacency · aloofness · uninvolvement · impassivity · dispassion · withdrawal
Disinclination to exert oneself
- loafingPassing time idly
- slackingAvoiding effort deliberately
- shirkingAvoiding obligatory tasks
- indolenceAversion to activity
leisure · lounging · lolling · idling · goldbricking · malingering · sluggishness · lackadaisicalness
idleness
State of doing nothing
- stagnationAbsence of flow or progress
- inertiaResistance to altered motion
- procrastinationHabitual task avoidance
passivity · standstill · immobility · paralysis · gridlock · foot-dragging · delay · dithering · hesitation · obstruction
indifference
Lack of interest
- disengagementWithdrawal from involvement
- unconcernAbsence of worry
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
nonchalance · passivity · disinterest · complacency · aloofness · uninvolvement · impassivity · dispassion · withdrawal · nonparticipation
sloth
Disinclination to exert oneself
indolence · leisure · lounging · lolling · idling · goldbricking · malingering · sluggishness · lackadaisicalness · layabout
do-nothingismactivism
Direct effort for reform
action · interventionism · engagement · proactivity · militancy
doing, undoing, undone, redoing, redone, nothing, nothingness, thing, things