LISTLESSLY Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

listlessly

adverb

Definition of listlessly

as in wearily

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Recent Examples of listlessly Every once in a while a crow calls, but there’s not much structure to it, with the sounds listlessly bouncing off the walls imposed by the five-minute runtimes instead of cohering into a rhythm. — Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 6 July 2026 There’s no way to stop parents from allowing their children to stare listlessly at a screen, but state lawmakers, school board members, administrators and teachers can impact what goes on during the school day. — Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 24 June 2026 The Mets offense once again started listlessly, looking late for a game that started three hours earlier than scheduled because of incoming inclement weather. — Tim Britton, New York Times, 5 May 2026 My daughter enters the kitchen and stands there listlessly. — Jean Garnett, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2026 She is shown floating listlessly through space until her superpowers finally kick in. — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019

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Adverb

Every Sunday, Jesse Minter strode wearily onto a red-eye flight at Los Angeles International Airport for a trip back to Baltimore, where the work week awaited.

— Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 12 May 2026
If the power comes flickering on for a few precious hours in the middle of the night, that’s when Cubans now rise to wearily cook and iron clothes.

— Patrick Oppmann, CNN Money, 7 Mar. 2026

Definition of wearily

Adverb

The Roamer rolled lazily in the light swell that was coming in from the open lake, and our rod tips dipped and rose, but nobody got a strike.

— JAMES D. OXLEY, Outdoor Life, 5 Aug. 2026
But the sausage slipped from its grip and plopped back into formation, alongside the others revolving lazily between rollers.

— Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of lazily

Adverb

Over these images, two voices languidly recite what sounds like a roleplaying script, in which a desperate girl appeals to her grandpa for money.

— Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 11 July 2026
The Guadalupe is calm now, flowing languidly as families can be seen splashing in the cool waters.

— Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026

Definition of languidly

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The show’s interests are theoretically in a nuclear family gradually coming back together, though even that theme is halfheartedly pursued.

— Alison Herman, Variety, 16 July 2026
At least four officers stood by during the assaults, while two others halfheartedly attempted to break them up.

— Jason Henry, Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026

Definition of halfheartedly

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