Synonyms for lethargic
- adjective
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Listless — indifferent, apathetic
listless, torpid, lackadaisical, drowsy, languid, dull, sleepy, apathetic, languorous, uninterested, phlegmatic, comatose informal, indifferent, disinterested, unconcerned, stupid, uncaring, stupefied, nonchalant, jaded, world-weary, insouciant
2. Sluggish — sluggish, slow
sluggish, lazy, slow, inactive, leaden, inert, heavy, tardy formal, idle, passive, dormant, slack, stagnant, quiescent, tedious, latent, fallow, abeyant, sedentary dated
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Sluggish, slow.
- adj. 2
Indifferent, apathetic.
Related words
- Word family
- lethargically lethargicness lethargy
Example sentences
- drowsy Nemesio had gotten drowsy rocking the baby shrews.
- listless I feel listless and have a throbbing headache.
- lackadaisical His lackadaisical attitude to studying explains his poor grades.
- torpid When it gets cold, the turtles become torpid.
- lazy Tom is by no means unintelligent. He is just lazy.
- sluggish Mr. Smith ran his sluggish horse along the country roads.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| lethargic | rising | |
| drowsy | rising | |
| listless | rising | |
| lackadaisical | rising | |
| torpid | steady | |
| lazy | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- slow1, lazy2, dull1, idle2
- 5 letters
- heavy2, slack1, inert2, jaded2, tardy2
- 6 letters
- stupid2, sleepy2, latent2, drowsy2, fallow2, leaden2, torpid2
- 7 letters
- passive2, tedious3, dormant2, languid2, abeyant
- 8 letters
- inactive3, stagnant2, sluggish2, comatose3, uncaring3, listless2
- 9 letters
- sedentary4, apathetic4, quiescent3, stupefied, stuporous
- 10 letters
- nonchalant3, phlegmatic3, languorous, insouciant3
- 11 letters
- indifferent3, unconcerned3, unenergetic
- 12 letters
- uninterested4
- 13 letters
- disinterested4, lackadaisical5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (lazy2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- mollasson