listless
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Definition of listless
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Synonyms & Antonyms for listless
Synonyms
enervated, lackadaisical, languid, languishing, languorous, limp, spiritless
Antonyms
ambitious, animated, energetic, enterprising, motivated
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Another bonus for Alabama is that after South Carolina and Ole Miss both looked listless Saturday, Alabama really shouldn’t have a test until Oct. 12 at Texas A&M giving the young defensive replacements even more time to gel. — John Talty | Jtalty@al.com, al, "The SEC’s shaky Saturday overshadows big wins," 1 Sep. 2019 What should be a fun, brassy, tough-minded fantasy ends up a listless traffic jam. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, "The Kitchen Wastes a Sizzling Idea and Terrific Ingredients," 9 Aug. 2019 The car spun in listless circles around my bed, came to a grumpy stop, and meowed at me. — Luke Winkie, Vox, "From build-your-own robots to computer programming 101, STEM toys are flooding the market.," 7 Aug. 2019 The recent spike in gold prices comes after years of listless trading in bullion, which had generally stayed between $1,100 and $1,350 since June 2013. — Amrith Ramkumar, WSJ, "Gold Rally Picks Up Steam as Investors Pile In," 25 June 2019 After trailing through the first seven innings — the Tigers once listless offense awoke with a vengeance. — Sam Blum | Sblum@al.com, al.com, "Auburn comes back late, is one win away from College World Series," 8 June 2019 People whose relatives had gone for the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia were listless and worried. — Time, "The Indian Government Insists All Is Well in Kashmir. But As the Communications Shutdown Continues, Its Citizens Are Struggling to Reach the Outside World," 23 Aug. 2019 At one point, the baby got sick and was listless and unresponsive, Frye said. — Washington Post, "Doctors will conduct health checks at facility with preemie," 15 June 2019 The second juts into the frame from the next room, limp and listless, as if from straining to load a life into a space that won’t hold it. — Eren Orbey, The New Yorker, "A Chinese Photographer’s Secret Installations Inside His Parents’ Home," 4 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'listless.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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