dull-eyed
Lacking bright gaze
Dull-eyed describes eyes or a gaze lacking brightness, alertness, or emotional engagement.
The look suggests fatigue, boredom, illness, or mental dullness: The dull-eyed students stared at the clock.
Animals described as dull-eyed are often sick or dying.
The term can also imply stupidity or lack of curiosity: a dull-eyed acceptance of whatever he was told.
Shocked into speechlessness
- dazedShocked into mental fog
- traumatizedEmotionally damaged by experience
- shellshockedPsychologically damaged by combat
- dissociatedSeparated from connection
frozen · glazed · numb · stupefied · reeling · overwhelmed · catatonic · uncomprehending
Lacking energy or enthusiasm
- indifferentLacking interest or concern
- uncaringLacking emotional concern
- disengagedNot participating or invested
- unmotivatedLacking incentive or drive
passive · detached · emotionless · unfeeling · numb · blasé · jaded · world-weary
Deeply tired, spent
- fatiguedDrained of energy
- drowsyNearly falling asleep
- sleepyWanting to doze
- tiredLacking energy, needing rest
haggard · worn · drained · spent · bleary · heavy-lidded · sleep-deprived · jet-lagged
Beyond possibility of success
- despairingCompletely without hope
- brokenDamaged beyond function
- crushedCompressed into fragments
- resignedYielded to circumstances
despondent · demoralized · dispirited · dejected · downtrodden · crestfallen · beaten · sunken
Not prompted into action
- disinterestedFree from personal stakes
- unenthusedWithout eagerness or interest
- tuned-outNot paying attention
- distractedUnable to concentrate
yawning · restless · fidgeting · monotony · tedium · mind-numbing · dreary · uninspired
stunned
Shocked into speechlessness
- dazedShocked into mental fog
- traumatizedEmotionally damaged by experience
- shellshockedPsychologically damaged by combat
dissociated · frozen · glazed · numb · stupefied · reeling · overwhelmed · catatonic · uncomprehending · spaced-out
listless
Lacking energy or enthusiasm
- indifferentLacking interest or concern
- uncaringLacking emotional concern
- disengagedNot participating or invested
unmotivated · passive · detached · emotionless · unfeeling · numb · blasé · jaded · world-weary · dispassionate
weary
Deeply tired, spent
tired · haggard · worn · drained · spent · bleary · heavy-lidded · sleep-deprived · jet-lagged · overworked
hopeless
Beyond possibility of success
- despairingCompletely without hope
- brokenDamaged beyond function
- crushedCompressed into fragments
resigned · despondent · demoralized · dispirited · dejected · downtrodden · crestfallen · beaten · sunken · lifeless
unstimulated
Not prompted into action
- disinterestedFree from personal stakes
- unenthusedWithout eagerness or interest
- tuned-outNot paying attention
distracted · yawning · restless · fidgeting · monotony · tedium · mind-numbing · dreary · uninspired · unengaged
dull-eyedbright-eyed
Alert and enthusiastic
bright-eyed and bushy-tailed · wide-eyed · starry-eyed · clear-eyed · keen-eyed
dull-eyedeagle-eyed
Exceptionally sharp of vision
sharp-eyed · hawk-eyed · lynx-eyed · keen-eyed · eagle eyes
dull, eye, dulled, dulling, dulls, dullness, dully, duller, dullest