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Synonyms for listless

  • adjective

Most common

uninterested lethargic lackadaisical torpid

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Adjective

lethargic, lackadaisical, torpid, languid, uninterested, indifferent, dispirited, unconcerned, dull, apathetic, lukewarm, mopey, disinterested, unenthusiastic, languorous, tepid, supine, world-weary, perfunctory, phlegmatic, jaded, indolent

Antonyms

spirited, energetic, interested

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Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Lacking energy, enthusiasm, or liveliness.

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Listless, Preoccupied or Thoughtless?

A preoccupied person may seem listless and thoughtless, but the really listless and thoughtless have not mental energy to be preoccupied.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

  • uninterested I told him of our plans, but he seemed uninterested.
  • lethargic The forum looks lethargic; maybe it's your diet.
  • lackadaisical His lackadaisical attitude to studying explains his poor grades.
  • torpid When it gets cold, the turtles become torpid.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
listlessrising
uninterestedrising
lethargicrising
lackadaisicalrising
torpidsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
dull1
5 letters
jaded2, tepid2, mopey
6 letters
supine2, torpid2
7 letters
languid2
8 letters
lukewarm2, indolent3
9 letters
lethargic3, apathetic4
10 letters
dispirited4, phlegmatic3, languorous
11 letters
indifferent3, unconcerned3, perfunctory4
12 letters
uninterested4
13 letters
disinterested4, lackadaisical5
14 letters
unenthusiastic6

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (jaded2 = 2 syllables).