SLUGGISHNESS Synonyms
There are 7 hypernyms of the word sluggishness. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for SLUGGISHNESS
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lethargy | nounn | |||||||
noun • a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness) • weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy • inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy | ||||||||
languor | nounn | |||||||
noun • a relaxed comfortable feeling • oppressively still air • a feeling of lack of interest or energy • inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy | ||||||||
lassitude | nounn | |||||||
noun • a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness) • a feeling of lack of interest or energy • weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy | ||||||||
apathy | nounn | |||||||
noun • an absence of emotion or enthusiasm • the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally | ||||||||
drowsiness | nounn | |||||||
noun • a very sleepy state | ||||||||
hebetude | nounn | |||||||
noun • mental lethargy or dullness | ||||||||
inactivity | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of being inactive • a disposition to remain inactive or inert • being inactive; being less active | ||||||||
indolence | nounn | |||||||
noun • inactivity resulting from a dislike of work | ||||||||
inertia | nounn | |||||||
noun • a disposition to remain inactive or inert • (physics) the tendency of a body to maintain its state of rest or uniform motion unless acted upon by an external force | ||||||||
laziness | nounn | |||||||
noun • inactivity resulting from a dislike of work • relaxed and easy activity • apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins) | ||||||||
listlessness | nounn | |||||||
noun • a feeling of lack of interest or energy • inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of vigor or energy | ||||||||
slowness | nounn | |||||||
noun • unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training • a rate demonstrating an absence of haste or hurry • lack of normal development of intellectual capacities | ||||||||
sopor | nounn | |||||||
noun • a torpid state resembling deep sleep | ||||||||
stupor | nounn | |||||||
noun • the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally • marginal consciousness | ||||||||
torpor | nounn | |||||||
noun • a state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility • inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of vigor or energy | ||||||||
dulness | nounn | |||||||
noun • The quality of being slow of understanding things; stupidity. • The quality of being uninteresting; boring or irksome. • Lack of interest or excitement. • The lack of visual brilliance; want of sheen. • (of an edge) bluntness. • The quality of not perceiving or kenning things distinctly. • Drowsiness. | ||||||||
flatness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the property of having two dimensions • a want of animation or brilliance • a deficiency in flavor • the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss • inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy | ||||||||
phlegm | nounn | |||||||
noun • apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions • expectorated matter; saliva mixed with discharges from the respiratory passages; in ancient and medieval physiology it was believed to cause sluggishness • inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy |