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Synonyms for lethargic
ləˈθɑr dʒɪklethar·gic

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Wiktionary4.0 / 1 vote

  1. lethargicadjective

    Synonyms:
    lazy, unmoving, torpid

  2. lethargicadjective

    sluggish, slow

    Synonyms:
    lazy, torpid, unmoving

  3. lethargicadjective

    indifferent, apathetic

    Synonyms:
    lazy, torpid, unmoving

Princeton's WordNet3.0 / 2 votes

  1. lethargic, unenergeticadjective

    deficient in alertness or activity

    "bullfrogs became lethargic with the first cold nights"

    Synonyms:
    unenrgetic

    Antonyms:
    physical, vigorous, zippy, alert, canty, brisk, high-energy, rattling, strenuous, indefatigable, unflagging, snappy, unwearying, spanking, merry, energetic, tireless, driving, lively

Editors Contribution0.0 / 0 votes

  1. energyless

    lack of energy

    Submitted by acronimous on August 7, 2014  

Dictionary of English Synonymes1.0 / 1 vote

  1. lethargicadjective

    Synonyms:
    drowsy, dull, torpid, let loose, heavy, stupid, stupefied, comatose, morbidly sleepy

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "lethargic":

    apathetic, sluggish

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#9125lazy
#29806sluggish
#53112apathetic
#68315lethargic
#137993unmoving
#188091torpid

How to use lethargic in a sentence?

  1. Bob Forbes:

    It looked lethargic when I approached, i touched it lightly and it started to move.

  2. Randy Rogers:

    She wouldn’t eat and she wouldn’t wake up, she was very lethargic, she never opened her eyes. We kept getting assurances from the doctors and nurses a lot of babies think they’re still in mommy’s belly and they don’t want to wake up for a day or eat but then Rumer went to the NICU about eight hours after her birth.

  3. Mila Kunis:

    She’s not lethargic. She moves!

  4. Phil Mickelson:

    I could say maybe I got a little lethargic, when I started last year, I was a little hurt and my speed wasn't where it needed to be and my back was aching and consequently it led to a terrible year.

  5. Donald Tusk:

    Otherwise, we will continue the lethargic dance we have been dancing for the past five months.


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