slothlike
Slow and lazy
Slothlike describes movement or behavior resembling a sloth—extremely slow, languid, or sluggish: He made his slothlike way to the coffee machine.
The comparison evokes the famously unhurried tree-dwelling mammal, though it can also carry overtones of laziness or indolence: a slothlike approach to deadlines.
Habitually avoiding exertion
- idleWithout activity or purpose
- inactiveNot currently functioning
- loafingPassing time idly
- loungingReclining in idleness
sedentary · lackadaisical · unmotivated · shiftless · slacking · bone-idle · work-shy · do-nothing
Slow and inactive
- unhurriedTaking one's time
- leisurelyDone without urgency
- languidWeak and without vigor
- ponderousAwkwardly heavy or slow
dawdling · plodding · creeping · gradual · measured · deliberate · lumbering · crawling
Nearly falling asleep
- torpidInactive and slow
- listlessLacking energy or enthusiasm
- somnolentInclined toward sleep
- sleepyWanting to doze
fatigued · enervated · weary · exhausted · stuporous · comatose · heavy-lidded · dopey
Lacking interest or concern
- phlegmaticUnemotionally calm, slow-reacting
- passiveNot actively participating
- unambitiousLacking desire for achievement
- nonchalantCalmly unconcerned
disengaged · unmoved · unconcerned · detached · blasé · unenthusiastic
indolent
Habitually avoiding exertion
lounging · sedentary · lackadaisical · unmotivated · shiftless · slacking · bone-idle · work-shy · do-nothing
sluggish
Slow and inactive
ponderous · dawdling · plodding · creeping · gradual · measured · deliberate · lumbering · crawling · snail-paced
drowsy
Nearly falling asleep
sleepy · fatigued · enervated · weary · exhausted · stuporous · comatose · heavy-lidded · dopey · groggy
indifferent
Lacking interest or concern
- phlegmaticUnemotionally calm, slow-reacting
- passiveNot actively participating
- unambitiousLacking desire for achievement
nonchalant · disengaged · unmoved · unconcerned · detached · blasé · unenthusiastic
docile
Easily controlled or taught
slothlikeenergetic
Having much vigor
industrious · hardworking · vigorous · dynamic · tireless
slothlikealert
Warning or watchfulness
responsive · sharp · keen · quick-witted · sprightly