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spiritless

[spir-it-lis] / ˈspɪr ɪt lɪs /
ADJECTIVE
depressed
Synonyms
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apathetic blah blue broken cast down dejected despondent disconsolate dispirited dopey down down in the dumps down in the mouth downcast downhearted draggy drippy droopy dull enervated flat flat tire inanimate indifferent lackadaisical lackluster languid languishing languorous lifeless limp listless low melancholic melancholy mopy slothful subdued submissive tame torpid unconcerned unenthusiastic unmoved zero
Antonyms
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energetic happy lively spirited uplifted

Example Sentences

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It was a typically spiritless ending to what was, without a doubt, a memorable spree of posting.

From Slate • Sep. 3, 2025

Unlike their spiritless performance Sunday against New Orleans, which was a new rock bottom in a season with an ever-sinking floor, the Lakers played with plenty of heart against the Mavericks.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2022

Visit even briefly the rich costume collections at the Victoria & Albert Museum, as the JordanLuca designers had, and you quickly conclude that we live in grim and sartorially spiritless times.

From New York Times • Jan. 6, 2020

In the biggest game of the season, with a chance to clinch the NFC East, Dallas gave a spiritless and clueless performance that should spell the end of Jason Garrett’s 10-year tenure.

From Washington Post • Dec. 23, 2019

She felt cut away from him, each of them living and breathing in separate spheres, he bored and spiritless in Nsukka, she bored and spiritless in Lagos, and everything curdled in lethargy.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie