📖 Definitions of "Halfhearted"
adjective
- 1
Lacking full energy, effort, commitment, or resolve.
"He made a half-hearted attempt to read the chapter before giving up and dozing off."
- 2
Lacking in heart or spirit; ungenerous; unkind.
🔄 Synonyms of "Halfhearted"
2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| unenthusiastic | Without enthusiasm; unexcited. |
| lukewarm | Unenthusiastic (about a proposal or an idea). |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Halfhearted"
Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| lukewarm | Unenthusiastic (about a proposal or an idea). |
| unenthusiastic | Without enthusiasm; unexcited. |
| half-hearted | Alternative form of halfhearted. [Lacking full energy, effort, commitment, or resolve.] |
| listless | Lacking energy, enthusiasm, or liveliness. |
| lightweight | Having less than average weight. |
| feeble | Deficient in physical strength. |
| mailed-in | Done with a lack of enthusiasm; Half-hearted. |
| flaccid | Flabby; lacking firmness or muscle tone. |
| ineffectual | Unable or insufficient to produce effect. |
| weak | Lacking in force (usually strength) or ability. |
| lackadaisical | Showing no interest, vigor, determination, or enthusiasm. |
| faint | (of a being) Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to lose consciousness |
| lustlessnoun | Without sexual lust. |
| heartless | Without feeling, emotion, or concern for others; uncaring; cruel. |
| spiritless | Lacking energy, drive, motivation or emotion. Enervated. |
| toneless | Lacking tone or expression. |
| lackluster | (figurative) Not exceptional; not worthy of special merit, attention, or interest; having no vitality. |
| languid | Of a person or animal, or their body functions: flagging from weakness, or inactive or weak, especially due to illness or tiredness; faint, listless. |
| dowlessnoun | A surname. |
| unmotivated | (of a person or persons) Lacking motivation, without impetus to strive or excel. |
⚡ Words Strongly Associated with "Halfhearted"
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