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languishing

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of languishing

lacking bodily energy or motivation

his lingering sickness left him languishing and uninterested in his usual activities

Synonyms of languishing

enervated, lackadaisical, languid, languorous, limp, listless, spiritless

Words Related to languishing

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 languishing

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 languishing

ambitious, animated, energetic, enterprising, motivated

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