listless

adjective
UK: /ˈlɪstləs/
US: /ˈlɪstləs/
  1. Lacking energy and enthusiasm; feeling tired and not wanting to do anything.

    1. She felt listless after the long journey.
    2. The hot weather made everyone feel listless and unproductive in the office.
  2. Without interest or motivation; showing no enthusiasm or concern.

    1. He was listless and didn't want to play.
    2. After the bad news, she became listless and indifferent to her hobbies.

Synonyms

uncheerful jaded wary played out depressed somber down burned-out downhearted laid-back low-spirited bleary sickly droopy lassitude do-nothing underpowered relaxed blank dormant dazed sorry faded easygoing stagnant sick stale indolent insipid spiritless sappy languorous tame spent trashy nonchalant unaspiring subdued unimaginative placid humdrum unadventurous monotonous sedentary mundane lackadaisical numbing somnolent prosaic unambitious tedious unassuming tiresome supine banal undemonstrative hackneyed uncaring inane unimpassioned jejune passive obvious unoccupied ordinary unenergetic platitudinous unperturbed trite tender cloying unsentimental gushy unenterprising mawkish vegetable soppy wearisome sugary insensible treacly unexcitable weepy obtuse gassy unhappy inflated stolid pompous unfeeling pretentious wooden rhetorical indifferent turgid inappreciative windy uninvolved windbag imperceptive balmy uninspired calm purblind composed unresistant mellow thick-skinned smooth blah soothing undiscerning tranquil unstudious unhurried unheeding unrushed weak debonair unperceiving jaunty vegetative modish averse offhand torpid racy careless rakish washed-out slinky complacent swagger withdrawn swinging content voguish wayworn blazing detached brilliant dreamy fulgent disinclined glittering weak-kneed glorious dispassionate glowing woebegone lambent happy-go-lucky luminous whited lustrous impavid radiant unenthusiastic resplendent imperturbable scintillant zonked shining incurious sunny world-weary vivid laissez-faire irradiant dead lucid listless splendent dopey twinkling matter-of-fact bright desultory chromatic unaffected colorful yawny florid unapprehensive gay moribund light unbigoted rich weary vibrant unbowed clean numb distinct unbothered explicit inanimate intelligible uncritical manifest palsied pellucid undismayed perceptible feeble plain unfastidious self-explanatory standstill translucent unfearful transparent otiose unambiguous unflappable unclouded still unequivocal unmindful unmistakable languid apparent objective certain adynamic convincing permissive evident phlegmatic express poised incontrovertible impotent indubitable resigned palpable flaccid patent serene perspicuous paralyzed self-evident tolerant telling unconcerned unanswerable undaunted uncontestable powerless undeniable unfussy undisputable heavy unquestionable unheated unarguable asleep axiomatic unideological clear unmoved demonstrable unimpressible incontestable broken irrefutable uninquiring blatant idle conspicuous reasonable decisive broken-down egregious self-possessed flagrant vacant glaring unprejudiced loud delicate noticeable unrhetorical obtrusive lifeless outstanding unshockable prominent decrepit salient unstirred showy vapid striking comatose bold dowdy flashy disinterested garish lame gaudy remiss ostentatious fragile screaming uninterested theatrical wanting unconcealed inattentive undisguised frail brave oblivious courageous slow dauntless pococurante doughty infirm fearless preoccupied gallant worn heroic regardless intrepid invalid lionhearted unobserving manful limp noble unwatchful plucky soft resolute abstracted spirited yawning stalwart absorbed stout wasted stouthearted bemused valiant sluggish valorous faraway audacious weedy determined in the clouds enterprising dejected strong lost tenacious worn-out unafraid rapt venturesome lonesome vigorous remote daring unanimated game scatterbrained gutsy downcast manly spacey animated unawakened breezy unaware brisk dull effervescent feckless elated unbreathing enthusiastic soporific excited melancholy exhilarated unaggressive fervent unconscious fierce uneager fiery pained forceful bored gleeful dilapidated hilarious cheerless impish sad joyful desolate jovial emasculated keen despairing lively inert merry despondent sprightly flimsy vital dismal vivacious unresponsive zealous forlorn bouncing helpless frolicsome gloomy hearty perfunctory jocund glum peart punch-drunk perky heartbroken playful unwilling rollicking heartsick zippy sandy agile inconsolable astute inactive crafty low crisp sentimental deft lugubrious discreet ailing exciting miserable flaming shaky inspired morose intelligent plaintive knowing mournful nimble tatterdemalion penetrating pessimistic piquant anemic prompt sick at heart quick tenderfoot saucy sorrowful sharp apathetic shrewd wretched subtle threadbare wired dreary busy bloodless diligent flat dynamic wan effective hollow exuberant prostrate fresh moony industrious waterlogged operative morbid potent effete powerful nondescript productive beat prosperous nonplus robust lazy rushing pallid snappy bushed thrilling pathetic untiring exhausted warm raw ebullient dog-tired emphatic sullen hale slack hardy sunless intensive fatigued red-blooded tearful resounding faint sturdy tired vehement knackered flabby tragic latent drowsy quiescent uncanny standing overtired unmoving lethargic

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The word "listless" in English means: Lacking energy and enthusiasm; feeling tired and not wanting to do anything., Without interest or motivation; showing no enthusiasm or concern..

The phonetic transcription of "listless" is /ˈlɪstləs/ in British English and /ˈlɪstləs/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "listless": uncheerful, jaded, wary, played out, depressed, somber, down, burned-out, downhearted, laid-back, low-spirited, bleary, sickly, droopy, lassitude, do-nothing, underpowered, relaxed, blank, dormant, dazed, sorry, faded, easygoing, stagnant, sick, stale, indolent, insipid, spiritless, sappy, languorous, tame, spent, trashy, nonchalant, unaspiring, subdued, unimaginative, placid, humdrum, unadventurous, monotonous, sedentary, mundane, lackadaisical, numbing, somnolent, prosaic, unambitious, tedious, unassuming, tiresome, supine, banal, undemonstrative, hackneyed, uncaring, inane, unimpassioned, jejune, passive, obvious, unoccupied, ordinary, unenergetic, platitudinous, unperturbed, trite, tender, cloying, unsentimental, gushy, unenterprising, mawkish, vegetable, soppy, wearisome, sugary, insensible, treacly, unexcitable, weepy, obtuse, gassy, unhappy, inflated, stolid, pompous, unfeeling, pretentious, wooden, rhetorical, indifferent, turgid, inappreciative, windy, uninvolved, windbag, imperceptive, balmy, uninspired, calm, purblind, composed, unresistant, mellow, thick-skinned, smooth, blah, soothing, undiscerning, tranquil, unstudious, unhurried, unheeding, unrushed, weak, debonair, unperceiving, jaunty, vegetative, modish, averse, offhand, torpid, racy, careless, rakish, washed-out, slinky, complacent, swagger, withdrawn, swinging, content, voguish, wayworn, blazing, detached, brilliant, dreamy, fulgent, disinclined, glittering, weak-kneed, glorious, dispassionate, glowing, woebegone, lambent, happy-go-lucky, luminous, whited, lustrous, impavid, radiant, unenthusiastic, resplendent, imperturbable, scintillant, zonked, shining, incurious, sunny, world-weary, vivid, laissez-faire, irradiant, dead, lucid, listless, splendent, dopey, twinkling, matter-of-fact, bright, desultory, chromatic, unaffected, colorful, yawny, florid, unapprehensive, gay, moribund, light, unbigoted, rich, weary, vibrant, unbowed, clean, numb, distinct, unbothered, explicit, inanimate, intelligible, uncritical, manifest, palsied, pellucid, undismayed, perceptible, feeble, plain, unfastidious, self-explanatory, standstill, translucent, unfearful, transparent, otiose, unambiguous, unflappable, unclouded, still, unequivocal, unmindful, unmistakable, languid, apparent, objective, certain, adynamic, convincing, permissive, evident, phlegmatic, express, poised, incontrovertible, impotent, indubitable, resigned, palpable, flaccid, patent, serene, perspicuous, paralyzed, self-evident, tolerant, telling, unconcerned, unanswerable, undaunted, uncontestable, powerless, undeniable, unfussy, undisputable, heavy, unquestionable, unheated, unarguable, asleep, axiomatic, unideological, clear, unmoved, demonstrable, unimpressible, incontestable, broken, irrefutable, uninquiring, blatant, idle, conspicuous, reasonable, decisive, broken-down, egregious, self-possessed, flagrant, vacant, glaring, unprejudiced, loud, delicate, noticeable, unrhetorical, obtrusive, lifeless, outstanding, unshockable, prominent, decrepit, salient, unstirred, showy, vapid, striking, comatose, bold, dowdy, flashy, disinterested, garish, lame, gaudy, remiss, ostentatious, fragile, screaming, uninterested, theatrical, wanting, unconcealed, inattentive, undisguised, frail, brave, oblivious, courageous, slow, dauntless, pococurante, doughty, infirm, fearless, preoccupied, gallant, worn, heroic, regardless, intrepid, invalid, lionhearted, unobserving, manful, limp, noble, unwatchful, plucky, soft, resolute, abstracted, spirited, yawning, stalwart, absorbed, stout, wasted, stouthearted, bemused, valiant, sluggish, valorous, faraway, audacious, weedy, determined, in the clouds, enterprising, dejected, strong, lost, tenacious, worn-out, unafraid, rapt, venturesome, lonesome, vigorous, remote, daring, unanimated, game, scatterbrained, gutsy, downcast, manly, spacey, animated, unawakened, breezy, unaware, brisk, dull, effervescent, feckless, elated, unbreathing, enthusiastic, soporific, excited, melancholy, exhilarated, unaggressive, fervent, unconscious, fierce, uneager, fiery, pained, forceful, bored, gleeful, dilapidated, hilarious, cheerless, impish, sad, joyful, desolate, jovial, emasculated, keen, despairing, lively, inert, merry, despondent, sprightly, flimsy, vital, dismal, vivacious, unresponsive, zealous, forlorn, bouncing, helpless, frolicsome, gloomy, hearty, perfunctory, jocund, glum, peart, punch-drunk, perky, heartbroken, playful, unwilling, rollicking, heartsick, zippy, sandy, agile, inconsolable, astute, inactive, crafty, low, crisp, sentimental, deft, lugubrious, discreet, ailing, exciting, miserable, flaming, shaky, inspired, morose, intelligent, plaintive, knowing, mournful, nimble, tatterdemalion, penetrating, pessimistic, piquant, anemic, prompt, sick at heart, quick, tenderfoot, saucy, sorrowful, sharp, apathetic, shrewd, wretched, subtle, threadbare, wired, dreary, busy, bloodless, diligent, flat, dynamic, wan, effective, hollow, exuberant, prostrate, fresh, moony, industrious, waterlogged, operative, morbid, potent, effete, powerful, nondescript, productive, beat, prosperous, nonplus, robust, lazy, rushing, pallid, snappy, bushed, thrilling, pathetic, untiring, exhausted, warm, raw, ebullient, dog-tired, emphatic, sullen, hale, slack, hardy, sunless, intensive, fatigued, red-blooded, tearful, resounding, faint, sturdy, tired, vehement, knackered, flabby, tragic, latent, drowsy, quiescent, uncanny, standing, overtired, unmoving, lethargic.

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