as in tired
lacking bodily energy or motivation
when I had the flu, I felt listless and worn-out
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Recent Examples of listless
But rather than raise alarm, her listless demeanor ends up dredging up difficult conversations with her mother (Betty Buckley), her friends (Samantha Mathis and Robin Tunney) and later still with a creepy, stalking neighbor (Clifton Collins Jr.).
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Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 8 Feb. 2025
The Blazers won on Sunday to break a five-game losing streak, but this team looked listless during that stretch.
—Zach Harper, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
The Irish had 13 carries for 15 yards in the first half while looking listless on offense while trailing 10-3 at halftime.
—Terence Moore, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
On June 27, a CNN debate essentially settled the matter, as Biden appeared listless and unable to fend off Trump.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024
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Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 8 Feb. 2025
The Blazers won on Sunday to break a five-game losing streak, but this team looked listless during that stretch.
—Zach Harper, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
The Irish had 13 carries for 15 yards in the first half while looking listless on offense while trailing 10-3 at halftime.
—Terence Moore, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
On June 27, a CNN debate essentially settled the matter, as Biden appeared listless and unable to fend off Trump.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for listless
Adjective
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In the skincare world, the best retinol serums are put on a pedestal, touted for their ability to breathe new life into tired, aging skin.—
Denise Primbet,
Glamour,
24 Feb. 2025
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Research has also found long-term exposure can result in anemia, which can leave patients feeling weak and tired; a low white blood cell count, which debilitates the immune system; and a low platelet count, which leads to excessive bleeding and bruising.—
Deborah Vankin,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Dance sections lacked charm; lyric passages were spiritless; the klezmer episodes in the third movement were strictly goyish.—
Alex Ross,
The New Yorker,
9 Dec. 2024
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Yet the club dropped the contest in spiritless fashion, 6-2.—
Julian McWilliams,
BostonGlobe.com,
12 Aug. 2023
Adjective
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Everyone is exhausted and tapped out financially from the holidays and nobody wants to party or buy gifts.—
Wendy Wisner,
Parents,
17 Feb. 2025
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The 50-year-old retired cop is thirsty and exhausted, and his attempts to spark a campfire using a ferro rod have failed miserably.—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside Online,
13 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The dissuading a witness charge against the father stems from what the prosecution said allegedly happened after the boy stopped breathing and his mother carried his limp body upstairs.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacramento Bee,
28 Feb. 2025
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At 61, Moyes is the oldest manager in the division by some distance, and after a limp 0-1 home defeat to Aston Villa in his first game, the Scotsman appeared to have a slightly more sober take on the task at hand.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Pitino laid into his team after the Providence game for lackadaisical defense in the second half as the Red Storm relinquished a 19-point lead before Richmond’s late-game heroics.—
Ralph D. Russo,
The Athletic,
5 Feb. 2025
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Turmoil and lackadaisical effort created a negative narrative around the team.—
Ryan Gaydos,
Fox News,
6 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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At around 270 square miles, Menorca charms travelers with its sleepy villages (like Fornells and Binibeca), history (centuries-old lighthouses and archaeological sites), local wines, and under-the-radar beaches.—
Kathryn Romeyn,
AFAR Media,
26 Feb. 2025
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The story of this estate began when the original owners transported two period buildings from Melbourne to a sleepy farm town along the Murray River.—
Natalie Hoberman,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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This more logistical plot thread proves surprisingly languid for a such a nanoscopic feature, but Kang plays with its withdrawn qualities in fascinating ways.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
19 Feb. 2025
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Martin, ever elegant but rarely a wildly expressive actor, could perhaps do with showing a bit more emotional urgency here to sharpen the interplay with Tom, especially in this naturally languid seaside backdrop.—
Nicolas Rapold,
Deadline,
16 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Such languorous scenes led one of my friends, a seasoned war reporter, to remark that the film was short on action, and its pace is undeniably slower than the typical war documentary.—
Simon Shuster,
TIME,
14 Feb. 2025
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Steeped in the pleasantly lazy atmosphere of the title setting, the film is languorous, but not long.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
25 Jan. 2025
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“Listless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/listless. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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