as in boredom
physical or mental inertness
shocked by news of impending layoffs, the workers shuffled through their shift in a quiet stupor
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Recent Examples of stupor
Slim, chiselled Tom wakes from his stupor, newly determined to prove his haters wrong.
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Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 25 Jan. 2025
Symptoms of severe illness include high fever, severe headache, neck stiffness, disorientation, stupor, tremors, seizures, paralysis, or coma.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 4 Sep. 2024
First, there was the chest-down, sort of squaring-up motion that drunkards do to bouncers, to be followed by a strike which could not even be conceived of in drunken stupors.
—Simon Johnson, The Athletic, 30 June 2024
What bold vocabulary could shake me out of my Swift stupor and juice me up for a new Perry release?
—Anne Victoria Clark, Vulture, 18 June 2024
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Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 25 Jan. 2025
Symptoms of severe illness include high fever, severe headache, neck stiffness, disorientation, stupor, tremors, seizures, paralysis, or coma.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 4 Sep. 2024
First, there was the chest-down, sort of squaring-up motion that drunkards do to bouncers, to be followed by a strike which could not even be conceived of in drunken stupors.
—Simon Johnson, The Athletic, 30 June 2024
What bold vocabulary could shake me out of my Swift stupor and juice me up for a new Perry release?
—Anne Victoria Clark, Vulture, 18 June 2024
See All Example Sentences for stupor
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stupor
Noun
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Puzzle toys and long walks are just two ways to keep your pets happy and ward off boredom.—
Maddie Topliff,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Apr. 2025
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These men would have long periods of time being idle, and the contrast between boredom and peril is pretty extreme.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The most common bacterial threats include Salmonella and E. coli, which can cause vomiting, diarrhea (often bloody), dehydration, fever, and lethargy.—
Kathy Barnes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Mar. 2025
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The main clinical signs of HCM are coughing and lethargy.—
Mark Joseph,
Newsweek,
23 Feb. 2025
Noun
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His erotic energy jolts the community from its torpor.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2025
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Their bodies go into a torpor where their heart rate and metabolism slows 20% to 50%.—
Damon Arthur,
USA TODAY,
27 Dec. 2024
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“Stupor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stupor. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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