lassitude

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of LASSITUDE

a complete depletion of energy or strength <our lassitude was such that we couldn't even be bothered to get more soda from the fridge>

Synonyms burnout, collapse, exhaustion, frazzle, lassitude, prostration, tiredness, weariness

Near Antonyms bounce, dash, drive, energy, ginger, go, liveliness, pep, punch, sap, snap, starch, verve, vigor, vim, vitality, zing, zip; might, muscle, potency, power, puissance, strength; briskness, jauntiness, spiritedness, sprightliness, vivaciousness, vivacity

Antonyms refreshment, rejuvenation, rejuvenescence, revitalization

physical or mental inertness <as his cancer progresses, his days are increasingly marked by lassitude and isolation from the outside world>

Synonyms hebetude, languor, lassitude, listlessness, stupor, torpor

Related Words boredom, indifference; malaise; laziness; fatigue, sleepiness; narcosis; idleness, inaction

Near Antonyms eagerness, enthusiasm, keenness, spiritedness; ambition, enterprise

Antonyms vigor, vim, vitality, vivacity

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