INDOLENT: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for INDOLENT?

Need another word that means the same as “indolent”? Find 21 synonyms and 30 related words for “indolent” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Indolent” are: faineant, lazy, otiose, slothful, work-shy, idle, shiftless, apathetic, lackadaisical, inactive, inert, lifeless, sluggish, lethargic, listless, languid, torpid, slow, slow-moving, dull, plodding

Indolent as an Adjective

Definitions of "Indolent" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “indolent” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• (of a disease or condition) causing little or no pain.
• Disinclined to work or exertion.
• (especially of an ulcer) slow to develop, progress, or heal; persistent.
• Wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy.
• (of tumors, e.g.) slow to heal or develop and usually painless.
• Slow to heal or develop and usually painless.

Synonyms of "Indolent" as an adjective (21 Words)

apathetic	Showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm, or concern. An apathetic audience.
dull	(of a person) slow to understand; stupid. His competent but dull performance.
faineant	Disinclined to work or exertion. Faineant kings under whose rule the country languished.
idle	(of a person) not working; unemployed. 10 3 per cent of the workforce is now idle.
inactive	Not engaged in full-time work. Inactive reserve.
inert	Having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive. An inert political system.
lackadaisical	Idle or indolent especially in a dreamy way. She was annoyingly lackadaisical and impractical.
languid	Weak or faint from illness or fatigue. She was pale languid and weak as if she had delivered a child.
lazy	Characterized by lack of effort or activity. A lazy lowland river.
lethargic	Deficient in alertness or activity. Bullfrogs became lethargic with the first cold nights.
lifeless	Deprived of life; no longer living. The lifeless landscapes of the moon.
listless	Marked by low spirits; showing no enthusiasm. Bouts of listless depression.
otiose	Serving no practical purpose or result. Otiose lines in a play.
plodding	(of a person) thorough and hard-working but lacking in imagination or intelligence. Plodding methodical Ralph Bellamy.
shiftless	Lacking or characterized by lack of ambition or initiative; lazy. A shiftless student.
slothful	Disinclined to work or exertion. Fatigue made him slothful.
slow	Of a sports field or ground likely to make the ball bounce or run slowly or to prevent competitors from travelling fast. The journey home was slow.
slow-moving	Moving slowly.
sluggish	Not active or brisk. A sluggish market.
torpid	Mentally or physically inactive; lethargic. The animal need not lie around in a torpid state vulnerable to attack.
work-shy	Disinclined to work or exertion.

Usage Examples of "Indolent" as an adjective

• Leprosy is an indolent infectious disease.
• An indolent ulcer.
• They were indolent and addicted to a life of pleasure.
• An indolent hanger-on.

Associations of "Indolent" (30 Words)

abeyant	Inactive but capable of becoming active.
bored	Feeling weary and impatient because one is unoccupied or lacks interest in one’s current activity. Strolled through the museum with a bored air.
dilatory	Intended to cause delay. They resorted to dilatory tactics forcing a postponement of peace talks.
easygoing	Not hurried or forced. The easygoing life of a parttime consultant.
facile	(of a person) having a superficial or simplistic knowledge or approach. A facile hand.
faithless	Disloyal, especially to a spouse or partner. They were ungodly and faithless.
fidget	A person who fidgets. The audience began to fidget and whisper.
idle	Cause an engine to idle. Idle fears.
idleness	The trait of being idle out of a reluctance to work. He was punished for his idleness at school.
inaction	The state of being inactive. Future generations will condemn us for inaction.
inactive	Not participating in a chemical reaction; chemically inert. An inactive member.
inactivity	The state of being inactive; idleness. Don t suddenly take up violent exercise after years of inactivity.
indolence	Avoidance of activity or exertion; laziness. My failure is probably due to my own indolence.
inert	Having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive. An inert political system.
insincerity	The quality of not being open or truthful; deceitful or hypocritical. He had no patience for anything that smacked of insincerity or hypocrisy.
languor	An oppressive stillness of the air. Summer shows all the languor of a hot breezeless day as the dancer lazily brushes her hand over her brow.
languorous	Characterized by an oppressive stillness. The languorous pace of the film.
laze	A spell of lazing around. A laze in the sun.
lazy	Unwilling to work or use energy. Lazy white clouds.
neglectful	Not giving proper care or attention to someone or something. Neglectful of his duties.
negligence	Failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances. His injury was due to the negligence of his employers.
potter	A craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter s wheel and bakes them it a kiln. The old lady is pottering around in the garden.
shiftless	Lacking or characterized by lack of ambition or initiative; lazy. Studied in a shiftless way.
sloppy	(of semi-fluid matter) containing too much liquid; watery. A sloppy saucer.
slothful	Lazy. Slothful employees.
slug	An amount of an alcoholic drink (usually liquor) that is poured or gulped. He slugged me so hard that I passed out.
sluggish	Moving slowly. A sluggish market.
stagnate	Cause to stagnate. Industry will stagnate if we do not stimulate our economy.
tardy	Slow in action or response; sluggish. This makes the car feel tardy in quick manoeuvres.
wastrel	A wasteful or good-for-nothing person. I have no intention of seeing my dues gambled away by your wastrel of a son.