TORPIDITY Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

torpidity

noun

Definition of torpidity

as in lethargy

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Noun

But his parents brought him back two days later, this time with fever, lethargy, a headache, and trouble swallowing.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2026
Contact your veterinarian even if your pet appears healthy, and seek emergency care for symptoms such as vomiting, diarrhea, lethargy or appetite loss.

— Lauren Paige Richeson, USA Today, 27 July 2026

Definition of lethargy

Noun

For all its characteristic restraint and formal diligence, Killing Spree is a book that wants to make noise, to cut through the dead air with cries of grief and rage, undoing our own savage torpor.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026
With movie audiences drifting off to TV, studio release schedules featured torpor-inducing fare like A Man For All Seasons or The Alamo.

— Peter Bart, Deadline, 25 June 2026

Definition of torpor

Noun

Stranger by the Lake is a bookend of sorts to La Piscine, as both films seem to condemn their characters, and by extension, the counterculture surrounding them, to a lassitude incapable of any moral authority.

— Erik Morse, Vogue, 26 June 2025
The result of this lassitude is that cars still rule the streets.

— Justin Davidson, Curbed, 18 Apr. 2025

Definition of lassitude

Noun

With heat exhaustion, a person's body temperature may top 101 degrees Fahrenheit, along with symptoms like heavy sweating; cold, pale, clammy skin; tiredness or weakness; muscle cramps; dizziness; nausea or vomiting, and more.

— Michael Autovino, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
Mild symptoms may include fever, muscle aches, nausea, tiredness, vomiting and diarrhea.

— Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of tiredness

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