Synonyms of indolence

indolence

noun

ˈin-də-lən(t)s 

as in inertia

an inclination not to do work or engage in activities

a general feeling of indolence usually overtakes them during summer vacation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• inertia
• laziness
• sloth
• shiftlessness
• idleness
• lethargy
• apathy
• supineness
• languor
• lassitude
• sluggishness
• loafing
• listlessness
• lolling
• lounging
• dallying
• goldbricking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• industry
• industriousness
• ambition
• drive
• initiative
• enterprise
• diligence
• hustle
• assiduity
• perseverance
• go
• vigor
• exuberance
• energy
• vitality
• vivacity
• briskness
• liveliness
• assiduousness
• robustness
• sprightliness
• animation
• pep
• vim
• vibrancy
• lustiness
• peppiness
• jazziness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of indolence

Some part of Baudelaire’s lifelong free-spending and indolence seems to be a direct rebellion against the man, if not outright Freudian jealousy—Charles was an unabashed mama’s boy. — Literary Hub, 22 Dec. 2025

The Johnson Administration said the AFDC rewarded indolence, and condoned non-marital child bearing. — Stephanie Land, Time, 30 Oct. 2025

Sennott and her costars speak with an irritatingly fake affect, are shallower than a puddle in the desert and prize selfishness, indolence and artifice. — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025

The idea of Irish indolence fused with a quasi-religious faith in the laws of the market to shape the British response to the famine. — Fintan O'Toole, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025