Definitions

listless

[list-lis] / ˈlɪst lɪs /

ADJECTIVE

spiritless, without energy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

drowsy dull inert lackadaisical languid leaden lethargic lifeless lukewarm passive sleepy sluggish

WEAK

absent abstracted apathetic blah bored careless dormant dreamy easygoing energyless enervated faint heavy heedless impassive inanimate inattentive indifferent indolent insouciant lagging laid-back languishing languorous limp lymphatic mopish neutral out of it phlegmatic slack slow stupid supine thoughtless torpid uninterested vacant

Antonyms

STRONGEST

active alert alive animated awake energetic enthusiastic lively spirited vivacious

WEAK

attentive untired

Example Sentences

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Listless, confidence-shot, just not good enough: the list to describe City until they finally seemed to wake up ahead of Leroy Sane’s 71st-minute goal was not pretty reading for them.

From The Guardian • Mar. 15, 2017

Listless one day in December 2006, he called his former basketball coach at Fordson.

From Washington Post • Jan. 27, 2017

Listless and silent, three-year-old Neelofar lies in the arms of her grandmother in the back of a taxi speeding towards the Afghan capital Kabul.

From BBC • Nov. 20, 2014

Listless recruiters could use the “refresh” button as a lazy way to assemble a candidate pool without getting to know anyone.

From Forbes • Apr. 12, 2013

The moon, alas, is no drinker of wine; Listless, my shadow creeps about at my side.

From More Translations from the Chinese by Waley, Arthur

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