listless
Lacking any drive
Listless describes a state of low energy and absent motivation—not quite tired, but without the will to engage.
A listless person sits around, indifferent to what's happening: She spent the afternoon in listless boredom, flipping channels without watching anything.
The word suggests apathy more than exhaustion, a kind of spiritless drift.
Having lost heart
- dejectedLow in spirits
- melancholySubdued, lasting sadness
- downcastSad or despondent
- lowNot elevated
glum · disheartened · morose · depressed · flat · joyless · downhearted · doldrums
Slow and inactive
leaden · drowsy · inactive · sedentary · plodding · dragging · slothful · somnolent
Lacking power or force
- feebleWeak and ineffective
- frailWeak and breakable
- limpLacking firmness or rigidity
- droopyHanging or bending downward
wan · pale · faint · washed-out · anemic · debilitated · languid · wilted
Lacking interest or concern
- disinterestedFree from personal stakes
- unconcernedFeeling no worry
- detachedApart or uninvolved
- unresponsiveFailing to react or reply
passive · numb · aloof · uncaring · impassive · unmoved · dispassionate · emotionless
Lacking energy, needing rest
- exhaustedUtterly depleted of energy
- wearyDeeply tired, spent
- drainedEmptied of resources
- depletedSeverely reduced or emptied
enervated · spent · fatigued · worn-out · sleepy · drowsy · sapped · run-down
Lacking creative spark
- lackadaisicalLacking enthusiasm or determination
- idleWithout activity or purpose
- aimlessHaving no direction
- directionlessWithout aim or guidance
unenthusiastic · unambitious · purposeless · disengaged · indolent · lazy · spiritless · halfhearted
dispirited
Having lost heart
- dejectedLow in spirits
- melancholySubdued, lasting sadness
- downcastSad or despondent
low · glum · disheartened · morose · depressed · flat · joyless · downhearted · doldrums · despairing
sluggish
Slow and inactive
heavy · leaden · drowsy · inactive · sedentary · plodding · dragging · slothful · somnolent · dopey
weak
Lacking power or force
droopy · wan · pale · faint · washed-out · anemic · debilitated · languid · wilted · peaked
indifferent
Lacking interest or concern
- disinterestedFree from personal stakes
- unconcernedFeeling no worry
- detachedApart or uninvolved
unresponsive · passive · numb · aloof · uncaring · impassive · unmoved · dispassionate · emotionless · insouciant
tired
Lacking energy, needing rest
depleted · enervated · spent · fatigued · worn-out · sleepy · drowsy · sapped · run-down · overtired
uninspired
Lacking creative spark
- lackadaisicalLacking enthusiasm or determination
- idleWithout activity or purpose
- aimlessHaving no direction
directionless · unenthusiastic · unambitious · purposeless · disengaged · indolent · lazy · spiritless · halfhearted · unenergetic
- energy levelsenergetic, energized, hyped, exhausted, fatigued
- inattentiondistracted, spacing, absent-minded, distraction, obliviousness
- drowsysleepy, drowsy, tired, dozy, groggy
- lacking energylanguid, sluggish, weary, torpid, inert
- low energytired, drained, sluggish, lethargic, torpid
- motionmotion, movement, velocity, speed, momentum