Synonyms for listless
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : list-lis |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈlɪst lɪs |
Top 10 synonyms for listless Other synonyms for the word listless
- 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
- sleepy
- slow
- sluggish
- stupid
- supine
- thoughtless
- torpid
- uninterested
- vacant
Définition of listless
Origin :- mid-15c., from Middle English liste "pleasure, joy, delight" (see list (v.4)) + -less. Related: Listlessly; listlessness.
- adj spiritless, without energy
- His heart no longer thumped—it was throbbing in a tired, listless fashion.
- Extract from : « Chip, of the Flying U » by B. M. Bower
- She shook violently for a while before she answered in a listless voice.
- Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
- Eventually, however, she lapsed into a sort of listless immobility.
- Extract from : « Cleo The Magnificent » by Louis Zangwill
- "Then I've missed them," said Rotha, sinking into a chair in a listless attitude.
- Extract from : « The Shadow of a Crime » by Hall Caine
- There was a listless melancholy, a lonely weariness in his look and movements.
- Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine
- He dropped with a listless weariness into the chair that Greta drew up to the fire.
- Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine
- Rum was in itself an effect, and not by any means the cause of the Captain's listless apathy.
- Extract from : « Captain Blood » by Rafael Sabatini
- She fell into fits of hysteria, sat whole hours listless, with her feet on the fender.
- Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
- He surveyed her slumped figure, her lined and listless face.
- Extract from : « The Moon is Green » by Fritz Reuter Leiber
- She no longer grieved––no longer sat sad and listless in her place.
- Extract from : « The Cruise of the Shining Light » by Norman Duncan
Antonyms for listless
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