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Definition/Meaning

(adjective)

lacking energy or livliness, lacking spirit;

e.g. He walked around in a listless state of gloom.

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Similar Words

Lackadaisical

Languid

Languorous

Limp

Nonassertive

Sedentary

Sluggardly

Spiritless

Uncaring

Unexcited

Unimpressed

Unloving

Unresponsive

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Opposite Words

Active

Aglow

Agog

Airy

Alert

Ambitious

Animated

Aspiring

Avid

Awake

Blithe

Brisk

Buoyant

Cheerful

Cheery

Chipper

Chirpy

Competitive

Dapper

Dynamic

Eager

Ebullient

Energetic

Enthusiastic

Eupeptic

Festive

Fiery

Firm

Forceful

Frisky

Gay

Gladsome

Gleeful

Hard-driving

Hearty

High-flying

High-spirited

Indefatigable

Industrious

Inexhaustible

Iron

Ironclad

Jaunty

Jocose

Jocular

Jocund

Jolly

Jovial

Kinetic

Lilting

Lively

Lusty

Merry

Mettlesome

Motivated

Open-eyed

Opportunistic

Overjoyed

Peppery

Peppy

Perky

Pert

Pumped

Pushing

Radiant

Robust

Self-seeking

Sleepless

Solid

Spanking

Spirited

Sprightly

Spunky

Stout

Strong

Sturdy

Sunny

Tireless

Untiring

Up

Upbeat

Vigilant

Vigorous

Vital

Vivacious

Watchful

Wholehearted

Winsome

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Related Words

Apathetic

Casual

Complacent

Disinterested

Dull

Exhausted

Half-hearted

Idle

Inactive

Incurious

Indifferent

Indolent

Inert

Insensible

Lazy

Lethargic

Logy

Lukewarm

Nonchalant

Perfunctory

Quiescent

Shiftless

Sleepy

Slothful

Sluggish

Tepid

Torpid

Unconcerned

Uncurious

Uneager

Unenthusiastic

Uninterested

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