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The synonyms of “Lethargic” are: unenergetic, sluggish, inert, inactive, slow, torpid, lifeless, dull
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “lethargic” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
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. |
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. |
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