1
as in boredom
physical or mental inertness
following a couple of big mistakes early in the game, the team sank into an uncharacteristic listlessness and was never able to recover the lead
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
as in restlessness
the state of being bored
we searched desperately for something to jar us out of our listlessness
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
3
as in weakness
the quality or state of lacking physical strength or vigor
general listlessness is often a side effect of chemotherapy
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for listlessness
Noun
-
Without it, dogs can develop chronic boredom, which may escalate into depression or anxiety.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
15 Jan. 2025 -
The plan should include a mix of cardio, strength training and flexibility exercises, with a gradual increase in intensity and variety to prevent boredom and injuries.—
Tor Constantino, MBA,
Forbes,
7 Jan. 2025
Noun
-
But Price acknowledged that the case revealed multiple weaknesses in how police handled homicide investigations at the time, leading to widespread reforms that remain in place today.—
Michael Gordon,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Jan. 2025
-
This will involve complete assessments of endpoints, employee training, or network access controls that represent the weaknesses.—
William Jones,
USA TODAY,
16 Jan. 2025
Noun
-
Bailey recommends that people watch out for signs of lethargy, runny nose, or discharge around the eyes.—
Sarah Boden,
NPR,
22 Jan. 2025
-
But to many, there appears to be a lethargy that is out of place with the club’s precarious predicament.—
Rob Tanner,
The Athletic,
19 Jan. 2025
Noun
-
This breeds feelings of frustration and emotional exhaustion.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
25 Jan. 2025
-
Where there is affection, there is also exhaustion.—
Lisa Kennedy,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
-
Symptoms of severe illness include high fever, severe headache, neck stiffness, disorientation, stupor, tremors, seizures, paralysis, or coma.—
Marley Malenfant,
Austin American-Statesman,
4 Sep. 2024
-
First, there was the chest-down, sort of squaring-up motion that drunkards do to bouncers, to be followed by a strike which could not even be conceived of in drunken stupors.—
Simon Johnson,
The Athletic,
30 June 2024
Noun
-
Woll showing signs of fatigue This isn’t a surprise given Woll entered this season having played just 36 regular-season games in the NHL.—
James Mirtle,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
-
In a landscape of dating app fatigue and romance scams, the anachronistic-seeming personals section — which is thriving in Vermont — can look like the way of the dating future.—
Wendy Lu,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2025
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Thesaurus Entries Near listlessness
Cite this Entry
“Listlessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/listlessness. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share