The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word INERTIA , but the solution may also be TORPOR which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
Sluggishness crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| INERTIA | 62 % | 7 |
| TORPOR | 31 % | 6 |
| LANGUOR | 5 % | 7 |
| PHLEGM | 2 % | 6 |
Why may TORPOR be the right solution?
The answer "TORPOR" is the right solution for the clue "Sluggishness" because torpor refers to a state of physical or mental inactivity or sluggishness.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Sluggishness
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- languor
- lethargy
- lassitude
- indolence
- slackness
- slowness
- doldrums
- slow
- torpor
- stagnation
- tardiness
- weakness
Crossword Answer definitions
INERTIA noun- The property of a body that resists any change to its uniform motion; equivalent to its mass.
- In a person, unwillingness to take action.
- Lack of activity; sluggishness; said especially of the uterus, when, in labour, its contractions have nearly or wholly ceased.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result INERTIA
- Couch potato's state
- Subject of Newton's first law
- Resistance to motion
- First law of motion subject
- Resistance to change
- Slothfulness
- Unwillingness to be proactive, perhaps
- Tendency to remain unchanged
- Natural resistance to change
- Subject of the first law of motion
More clues leading to the result TORPOR
- Lethargy
- Sloth
- Lethargic state
- Sluggishness
- Extreme sluggishness
- Lethargic indifference
- Slow state
- Slothlike state
- Listlessness
- Opposite of "zip"
More clues leading to the result LANGUOR
- Listlessness
- Lassitude
- Weakness
- Lack of energy
- Lassitude.
- Lack of spirit.
- Sluggishness
- Absence of animation
- Couch potato's state