TORPIDITY Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

torpidity

noun

Definition of torpidity

as in lethargy

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Noun

Phrasemaking is perhaps no contribution to the intellectual heritage of the race, but phrasemakers do snap us out of lethargy, and frequently out of ingrowing pessimism, which may be worse than frenzy.

— J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
Be aware of and report any coyotes exhibiting behavior indicative of rabies, such as staggering, seizures and extreme lethargy.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of lethargy

Noun

Guglielmo wondered whether godwits did something similar, even though hanging motionless in a torpor seems pretty different from flying.

— Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
For all its characteristic restraint and formal diligence, Killing Spree is a book that wants to make noise, to cut through the dead air with cries of grief and rage, undoing our own savage torpor.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of torpor

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

Noun

The Mayo Clinic recommends seeing a healthcare professional for persistent pelvic pain, heavy periods that interfere with daily life, difficulty urinating, or ongoing tiredness or weakness.

— Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
Common warning signs include thirst, tiredness and crankiness.

— Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of tiredness

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