Synonyms for torpid

Synonyms for (adj) torpid

Synonyms: torpid, inert, soggy, sluggish

Definition: slow and apathetic

Usage: she was fat and inert; a sluggish worker; a mind grown torpid in old age

Similar words: inactive

Definition: not active physically or mentally

Usage: illness forced him to live an inactive life; dreamy and inactive by nature


Synonyms: torpid, dormant, hibernating

Definition: in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation

Usage: dormant buds; a hibernating bear; torpid frogs

Similar words: asleep

Definition: in a state of sleep

Usage: were all asleep when the phone rang; fell asleep at the wheel


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