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lackadaisical

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of lackadaisical

lacking bodily energy or motivation

  • feeling particularly lackadaisical in the summer heat, they lazily tossed a ball back and forth
Synonyms of lackadaisical

enervated, languid, languishing, languorous, limp, listless, spiritless
Words Related to lackadaisical

indolent, lazy, slothful

dull, lethargic, logy (also loggy), sleepy, sluggish, torpid

exhausted, knackered [British], tired, weary

feeble, frail, weak

apathetic, impassive, indifferent, phlegmatic, stolid

careless, heedless, thoughtless, unwary

inactive, inert
Near Antonyms of lackadaisical

active, dynamic, industrious, kinetic

avid, eager, enthusiastic, keen, lively, pumped, vivacious

cheerful, chipper, perky, up

agog, alert, awake, dapper, open-eyed, sleepless, vigilant, watchful, wide-awake
Antonyms of lackadaisical

ambitious, animated, energetic, enterprising, motivated

Synonym Discussion of lackadaisical

languid, languorous, lackadaisical, listless, spiritless mean lacking energy or enthusiasm. languid refers to an unwillingness or inability to exert oneself due to fatigue or physical weakness.
    • was depressed and languid for weeks after surgery
languorous suggests a dreamy boredom and delicacy that avoids unnecessary activity.
    • languorous cats lying in the sun
lackadaisical implies a carefree indifference marked by half-hearted efforts.
    • lackadaisical college seniors pretending to study
listless suggests a lack of interest caused by physical weakness or dissatisfied boredom.
    • listless hospital patients
    • listless children flipping through picture books on a rainy day
spiritless refers to a lack of animation or vigor that gives one's actions and words life.
    • a spiritless recital of the poem

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