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

Need another word that means the same as “lethargic”? Find 8 synonyms and 30 related words for “lethargic” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Lethargic” are: unenergetic, sluggish, inert, inactive, slow, torpid, lifeless, dull

Lethargic as an Adjective

Definitions of "Lethargic" as an adjective

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

• Deficient in alertness or activity.
• Affected by lethargy; sluggish and apathetic.

Synonyms of "Lethargic" as an adjective (8 Words)

dull	Not active or brisk. Dull days with nothing to do.
inactive	(of e.g. volcanos) not erupting and not extinct. Inactive accounts.
inert	Lacking the ability or strength to move. She was fat and inert.
lifeless	Deprived of life; no longer living. His lifeless body was taken from the river.
slow	Of a sports field or ground likely to make the ball bounce or run slowly or to prevent competitors from travelling fast. He s so slow so unimaginative.
sluggish	Slow and apathetic. Alex woke late feeling tired and sluggish.
torpid	(of an animal) dormant, especially during hibernation. A mind grown torpid in old age.
unenergetic	Lacking energy or vigour. I felt lethargic and unenergetic and going into work was the last thing I wanted to do.

Usage Examples of "Lethargic" as an adjective

• Bullfrogs became lethargic with the first cold nights.
• I felt tired and a little lethargic.

Associations of "Lethargic" (30 Words)

asleep	Dead. My foot is asleep.
dispirited	Having lost enthusiasm and hope; disheartened. She was determined to appear unworried in front of her dispirited family.
dormancy	Quiet and inactive restfulness. His prolonged dormancy ended with the publication of Collected Poems.
dormant	Temporarily inactive or inoperative. Dormant butterflies.
doze	Sleep lightly or for a short period of time. I dozed off for a few seconds.
dreamy	Dreamy in mood or nature. A slow dreamy melody.
drowsiness	A very sleepy state. This drug can cause drowsiness.
drowsy	Showing lack of attention or boredom. Made drowsy by the long ride.
exhausted	Drained of energy or effectiveness extremely tired completely exhausted. She returned home exhausted from work.
fancied	Formed or conceived by the imagination. A fancied wrong.
feeble	Pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness. Her feeble cries of pain.
flagging	Becoming tired or less dynamic; declining in strength. The flagging in the garden was quite imaginative.
gloomy	Dark or poorly lit, especially so as to appear depressing or frightening. Gloomy predictions.
groggy	Stunned or confused and slow to react (as from blows or drunkenness or exhaustion. The sleeping pills had left her feeling groggy.
lackadaisical	Lacking enthusiasm and determination; carelessly lazy. A lackadaisical attempt.
languid	(of a person, manner, or gesture) having or showing a disinclination for physical exertion or effort. A languid wave of the hand.
languor	An oppressive stillness of the air. Her whole being was pervaded by a dreamy languor.
languorous	Characterized by tiredness or inactivity, especially of a pleasurable kind. A hot languorous afternoon.
lassitude	A state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness. She was overcome by lassitude and retired to bed.
lazy	(of a brand on livestock) placed on its side rather than upright. At a lazy pace.
lethargy	A lack of energy and enthusiasm. A history of weight loss lethargy and fluid retention.
listless	Marked by low spirits; showing no enthusiasm. He was listless and bored.
quiescence	A state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction. This method has been shown to induce sleep like quiescence in adult animals.
sleep	Be in a state of sleep be asleep. She sat up rubbing the sleep from her eyes.
sleepy	Showing the effects of sleep. The wine had made her sleepy.
sluggish	Not active or brisk. A sluggish market.
sluggishness	A state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness. The sluggishness of the compass in the Arctic cold.
somnolence	A very sleepy state.
tired	Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse. Fisher rubbed his tired eyes.
uninterested	Not interested in or concerned about something or someone. An uninterested spectator.