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languishing
Synonyms and Antonyms of languishing
lacking bodily energy or motivation his lingering sickness left him languishing and uninterested in his usual activities Synonyms enervated, lackadaisical, languid, listless, languorous, limp, spiritlessRelated Words 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, inertNear Antonyms 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-awakeAntonyms ambitious, animated, energetic, enterprising, motivated
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