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idleness - 13 thesaurus results
Main Entry: idleness
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: laziness, inaction
Synonyms: dawdling, dilly-dallying, dormancy, droning, goof-off time, hibernation, inactivity, indolence, inertia, joblessness, laze, lazing, leisure, lethargy, loafing, loitering, otiosity, own sweet time, pottering, shiftlessness, sloth, slothfulness, slouch, slowness, sluggishness, stupor, time on one's hands, time to burn, time to kill, time-wasting, torpidity, torpor, trifling, truancy, unemployment, vegetating
Antonyms: action, ambition, busyness, diligence, employment, hustle, industry, labor, occupation, work
Main Entry: futility
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: uselessness
Synonyms: emptiness, idleness, worthlessness, frivolousness, fruitlessness, hollowness, ineffectiveness, ineffectuality, meaninglessness, pointlessness, senselessness, unprofitableness
Main Entry: inertia
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: disinclination to move; lifelessness
Synonyms: apathy, dullness, idleness, indolence, languor, lassitude, laziness, lethargy, listlessness, sloth, sluggishness, stillness, stupor, torpor, deadness, drowsiness, immobility, immobilization, inactivity, oscitancy, paralysis, passivity, torpidity, unresponsiveness
Antonyms: activity, animation, life, liveliness, moving
Main Entry: languor
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: lethargy
Synonyms: apathy, dullness, fatigue, idleness, inaction, laziness, listlessness, sluggishness, torpor, weakness, inactivity, tiredness
Main Entry: lassitude
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: lethargy
Synonyms: apathy, dullness, exhaustion, fatigue, idleness, inaction, languor, laziness, listlessness, sleepiness, sluggishness, torpor, weakness, weariness, inactivity, tiredness
Main Entry: laziness
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: unwillingness to work, be active
Synonyms: apathy, dullness, heaviness, idleness, indolence, inertia, lethargy, listlessness, negligence, sleepiness, sloth, slowness, sluggishness, tardiness, weariness, dilatoriness, do-nothingness, dormancy, dreaminess, drowsiness, faineance, faineancy, inactivity, inertness, lackadaisicalness, languidness, languorousness, laxness, leadenness, leisureliness, neglectfulness, otioseness, otiosity, passivity, remissness, slackness, slothfulness, stolidity, supineness, torpescence, torpidness
Antonyms: activity, diligence, hard work, industry, liveliness, industriousness
Main Entry: lethargy
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: laziness, sluggishness
Synonyms: apathy, coma, disregard, dullness, idleness, inaction, indifference, indolence, inertia, languor, lassitude, listlessness, passiveness, sleep, sleepiness, sloth, slowness, slumber, stupor, torpor, unconcern, disinterest, drowsiness, hebetude, heedlessness, impassivity, inactivity, inanition, inertness, insouciance, phlegm, supineness, torpidity, torpidness, unmindfulness
Antonyms: activity, energy, life, liveliness, vigor, vitality, vivacity, busyness, vivaciousness
Main Entry: sloth
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: laziness
Synonyms: idleness, indolence, inertia, lethargy, listlessness, slowness, sluggishness, do-nothingness, inactivity, lackadaisicalness, languidness, laxness, slackness, slothfulness, supineness
Main Entry: torpor
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: lethargy
Synonyms: apathy, dullness, idleness, inaction, languor, laziness, listlessness, passiveness, sleepiness, sloth, slowness, sluggishness, slumber, stupor, disinterest, dormancy, drowsiness, impassivity, inactivity, lifelessness, torpidity, torpidness
Main Entry: indolence
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: sloth
Synonyms: disinclination, idleness, laziness, procrastination
Main Entry: sluggishness
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: apathy
Synonyms: fatigue, idleness, inaction, languor, laziness, lethargy, drowsiness
Main Entry: ease
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: peace, quiet; lack of difficulty
Synonyms: affluence, bed of roses*, calm, calmness, comfort, content, contentment, easiness, enjoyment, gratification, happiness, idleness, inertia, leisure, luxury, peace of mind*, prosperity, relaxation, repose, rest, satisfaction, security, serenity, tranquility, ataraxia, inactivity, inertness, passivity, quietness, quietude, requiescence, restfulness, supinity
Antonyms: difficulty, disquiet, furor, strife, turmoil, uneasiness, unrest, excitableness
Main Entry: rest
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: inactivity
Synonyms: break, breather*, breathing space*, calm, calmness, cessation, coffee break, comfort, composure, downtime*, doze, ease, forty winks*, halt, holiday, hush, idleness, interlude, intermission, interval, leisure, letup*, lull, nap, pause, peace, quiescence, quiet, recess, recreation, refreshment, relaxation, relief, repose, respite, silence, sleep, slumber, standstill, stay, stillness, stop, time off, vacation, cutoff, dreaminess, motionlessness, quietude, siesta, somnolence, tranquillity
Antonyms: action, activity, energy
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