Acedia
Acedia noun - Apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins).
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Synonyms for Acedia
Sluggishness and acedia are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sluggishness" instead a noun "Acedia".
Sluggishness
Sluggishness noun - The pace of things that move relatively slowly.
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Synonyms for Sluggishness
Acedia and sluggishness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Acedia" instead a noun "Sluggishness".
Nearby Words: sluggish, sluggishly
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Related pairs
- stagnation and acedia
- stagnation and sluggishness
- laziness and acedia
- laziness and sluggishness
- indolence and acedia
- indolence and sluggishness
- lassitude and acedia
- lassitude and sluggishness
- apathy and acedia
- apathy and sluggishness
- listlessness and acedia
- listlessness and sluggishness
- ennui and acedia
- ennui and sluggishness
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Sluggishness or Acedia. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/acedia/sluggishness.
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