SUPINENESS Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

supineness

noun

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as in lethargy

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Noun

Lastly, Harford County Animal Control urges residents to notify them at 410-638-3505 if anyone observes a stray animal showing signs of excessive affection, aggression, lethargy, or disorientation.

— Michelle Richardson, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
Perhaps the jump scares here also helped shake the filmmakers out of their lethargy in post-production.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of lethargy

Noun

Dementia can also cause behavioral symptoms such as confusion, apathy, personality changes, anxiety and depression.

— Hillary Lum, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026
That apathy paid off as the stock quickly peaked out at $219, collapsed a few months later to $80 during the depths of the 2022 tech crash.

— Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of apathy

Noun

The Torcal’s response on-center is deliberately somewhat muted, progressing as the driver turns the wheel, helping maintain the illusion that the Torcal’s mere inertia is sufficient to carry it through irregularities in the path ahead.

— Byron Hurd, The Drive, 27 Aug. 2026
The air temperature did not change much, probably due to the thermal inertia of the surrounding water.

— Joe Rao, Space.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of inertia

Noun

Stranger by the Lake is a bookend of sorts to La Piscine, as both films seem to condemn their characters, and by extension, the counterculture surrounding them, to a lassitude incapable of any moral authority.

— Erik Morse, Vogue, 26 June 2025
The result of this lassitude is that cars still rule the streets.

— Justin Davidson, Curbed, 18 Apr. 2025

Definition of lassitude

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The sluggishness in payroll growth is not translating into higher unemployment.

— Harry Holzer, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
China’s economy has been under pressure from sluggishness in domestic spending and investment, as a yearslong weakness in its massive property sector hits consumer confidence.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026

Definition of sluggishness

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The internet has become a hotbed for the monetization of almost anything, and as media literacy is in decline — likely not as a result of laziness, but rather overwhelm — it’s never been easier to convert this overwhelm into sales.

— Big Think, Big Think, 21 Aug. 2026
And his laziness has long outstripped his loyalty to the queen.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of laziness

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