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listlessness

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of listlessness

1 physical or mental inertness
  • Following a couple of big mistakes early in the game, the team sank into an uncharacteristic listlessness and was never able to recover the lead.
Synonyms of listlessness

languor, lassitude, lethargy, stupor, torpor
Words Related to listlessness

boredom, indifference

malaise

laziness

fatigue, sleepiness

narcosis

idleness, inaction
Near Antonyms of listlessness

eagerness, enthusiasm, keenness, spiritedness

ambition, enterprise
Antonyms of listlessness

vigor, vim, vitality, vivacity
2 the state of being bored
  • We searched desperately for something to jar us out of our listlessness.
Synonyms of listlessness

blahs, boredom, doldrums, ennui, restlessness, tedium, weariness
Words Related to listlessness

cheerlessness, dispiritedness, joylessness, melancholy

languidness, languor, lassitude, lethargy, lifelessness, torpidity, torpor

dullness (also dulness), monotonousness, monotony, sameness

apathy, indifference, unconcern
Near Antonyms of listlessness

beguilement, bewitchment, captivation, enchantment, fascination

absorption, engagement, engrossment, immersion, involvement

animation, excitement, invigoration, stimulation

amusement, entertainment

diversion, relief
3 the quality or state of lacking physical strength or vigor
  • General listlessness is often a side effect of the medication.
Synonyms of listlessness

debilitation, debility, delicacy, enervation, enfeeblement, faintness, feebleness, fragility, frailness, frailty, infirmity, languidness, languor, lowness, weakness, wimpiness
Words Related to listlessness

decay, decrepitude

breakdown, collapse, prostration

exhaustion, fatigue, lassitude, weariness

defenselessness, helplessness, impotence, impuissance, powerlessness

effeteness, softness, tenderness

disablement, incapacitation, invalidism

damage, harm, hurt, impairment, injury
Near Antonyms of listlessness

energy, vitality

brawniness, fitness, heftiness, huskiness, lustiness, muscularity, virility

hardness, ruggedness, stoutness, sturdiness, toughness

health, healthiness, soundness, wellness
Antonyms of listlessness

hardihood, hardiness, robustness, strength, vigor

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