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Antonyms for unenergetic
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : en-er-jet-ik |
Phonetic Transcription : ˌɛn ərˈdʒɛt ɪk |
Definition of unenergetic
Origin :- 1650s, "powerful," from Greek energetikos "active," from energein "to work, act upon" (see energy). Of persons, "active," in English from 1796 (energetical is from c.1600).
- As in lazy : adj inactive, sluggish
- As in shiftless : adj lazy
- As in slothful : adj lazy
- How poor, listless and unenergetic would all our performances be, but for this sentiment!
- Extract from : « Thoughts on Man » by William Godwin
- He regarded the pitiless facts with a sunken, unenergetic attention, and wondered when he would be called again upstairs.
- Extract from : « None Other Gods » by Robert Hugh Benson
- I am getting tired of these people, a race of children, heartless and unenergetic.
- Extract from : « Travels in the Central Parts of Indo-China (Siam), Cambodia, and Laos (Vol. 2 of 2) » by Henri Mouhot
- As it was, even that most unenergetic of young men, Dolly Longstaff, was moved to profound admiration.
- Extract from : « The Duke's Children » by Anthony Trollope
- And it is anything but pleasant in a time of war to come across such lax and unenergetic people as they proved to be.
- Extract from : « On Commando » by Dietlof Van Warmelo
Synonyms for unenergetic
- apathetic
- asleep on the job
- careless
- comatose
- dallying
- dilatory
- directionless
- drowsy
- dull
- flagging
- good-for-nothing
- idle
- inactive
- inattentive
- incompetent
- indifferent
- indolent
- inert
- lackadaisical
- laggard
- lagging
- languid
- languorous
- lethargic
- lifeless
- listless
- loafing
- neglectful
- out of it
- passive
- procrastinating
- remiss
- shiftless
- slack
- sleepy
- slothful
- slow
- slow-moving
- sluggish
- snoozy
- somnolent
- supine
- tardy
- tired
- torpid
- trifling
- unambitious
- unconcerned
- unenergetic
- unindustrious
- unmotivated
- unpersevering
- unready
- weary
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