Need another word that means the same as “listless”? Find 10 synonyms and 30 related words for “listless” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Listless” are: dispirited, lethargic, enervated, lackadaisical, spiritless, unenergetic, lifeless, lacking energy, limp, effete
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “listless” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| dispirited | Marked by low spirits; showing no enthusiasm. She was determined to appear unworried in front of her dispirited family. |
| effete | Weak or effeminate (typically used of a man. Fundamentalism has flowered because it has concluded that liberalism is effete ineffectual and impoverished. |
| enervated | Drained of energy or vitality. Daniel felt too enervated to resist. |
| lackadaisical | Idle or indolent especially in a dreamy way- P.G.Wodehouse. A lackadaisical attempt. |
| lacking energy | Inadequate in amount or degree. |
| lethargic | Deficient in alertness or activity. I felt tired and a little lethargic. |
| lifeless | Devoid of living things. After the dance the littered and lifeless ballroom echoed hollowly. |
| limp | Lacking or having lost rigidity. He felt his body go limp. |
| spiritless | Lacking courage, vigour, or vivacity. Ruth and I played a spiritless game of Scrabble. |
| unenergetic | Deficient in alertness or activity. I felt lethargic and unenergetic and going into work was the last thing I wanted to do. |
| apathetic | Showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm, or concern. An apathetic electorate. |
| asleep | (of a limb) having no feeling; numb. My foot is asleep. |
| bored | Uninterested because of frequent exposure or indulgence. Bored teenagers. |
| dispirited | Marked by low spirits; showing no enthusiasm. A dispirited and resigned expression on her face. |
| dormant | In a condition of biological rest or suspended animation. That dormant urge to write fiction has re emerged. |
| dreamy | Dreamy in mood or nature. A dreamy boy who grew up absorbed in poetry. |
| drooping | Weak from exhaustion. Lilacs with drooping panicles of fragrant flowers. |
| drowsiness | A very sleepy state. This drug can cause drowsiness. |
| drowsy | Showing lack of attention or boredom. The drowsy heat of the meadows. |
| exhausted | Drained of energy or effectiveness extremely tired completely exhausted. The day s shopping left her exhausted. |
| feeble | (of a sound) faint. A feeble excuse. |
| flagging | Becoming tired or less dynamic; declining in strength. There was a pile of flagging waiting to be laid in place. |
| gloomy | Filled with melancholy and despondency. The gloomy forest. |
| groggy | Dazed, weak, or unsteady, especially from illness, intoxication, sleep, or a blow. The sleeping pills had left her feeling groggy. |
| lackadaisical | Lacking enthusiasm and determination; carelessly lazy. A lackadaisical defence left Spurs adrift in the second half. |
| languid | Lacking spirit or liveliness. The terrace was perfect for languid days in the Italian sun. |
| languor | A feeling of lack of interest or energy. Summer shows all the languor of a hot breezeless day as the dancer lazily brushes her hand over her brow. |
| lassitude | Weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy. She was overcome by lassitude and retired to bed. |
| lazy | (of a brand on livestock) placed on its side rather than upright. They were enjoying a really lazy holiday. |
| lethargic | Affected by lethargy; sluggish and apathetic. Bullfrogs became lethargic with the first cold nights. |
| lethargy | A lack of energy and enthusiasm. A history of weight loss lethargy and fluid retention. |
| pendulous | Having branches or flower heads that bend downward. The pendulous branches of a weeping willow. |
| sleepy | Needing or ready for sleep. She rubbed her sleepy eyes. |
| sluggish | Slow and apathetic. A sluggish stream. |
| 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. |
| somnolent | Inclined to or marked by drowsiness. A somnolent summer day. |
| tire | Exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress. The proof of a great story is that people never tire of retelling it. |
| tired | Bored or impatient with. Tired clich s like the information revolution. |
| uninterested | Having no care or interest in knowing. An uninterested spectator. |
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