LETHARGIC Synonyms

• slow and apathetic

• in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation

• showing little or no emotion or animation

• marked by a lack of interest

• half asleep

• showing lack of attention or boredom

• lacking energy or vitality

• (pathology) not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly

• (military) not involved in military operations

• not exerting influence or change

• (of e.g. volcanoes) not erupting and not extinct

• lacking in energy or will

• lacking activity; lying idle or unused

• not engaged in full-time work

• not active physically or mentally

• (chemistry) not participating in a chemical reaction; chemically inert

• not in physical motion

• disinclined to work or exertion

• (of tumors, e.g.) slow to heal or develop and usually painless

• unable to move or resist motion

• having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive

• slow and apathetic

• lacking spirit or liveliness

• a feeling of lack of interest or energy

• inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of vigor or energy

• not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time

• at a slow tempo

• (used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time

• without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly')

• showing a time that is earlier than the actual time

• slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity

• so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

• (of business) not active or brisk

• lose velocity; move more slowly

• become slow or slower

• cause to proceed more slowly

• slow or slothful

• (of business) not active or brisk

• slow and apathetic

• depleted of strength or energy

• repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

• physically and mentally fatigued

• exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress

• lose interest or become bored with something or somebody

• deficient in alertness or activity

• not inclined to be enterprising

• not in motion

• not arousing emotions