unmotivated
- adjective
- /ˌʌnˈmoʊtɪˌveɪtɪd/
- Or maybe you're feeling so unmotivated you just feel unmotivated about life in general.
- an unmotivated student
- completely unmotivated
- remains unmotivated
Okay, so I've been feeling like really unmotivated to do productive things.
- Okay, so I've been feeling like really unmotivated to do productive things.
- Because when I'm lazy, when I'm unmotivated, I need to remind myself that.
- It's kind of hard to be foggy, negative, unmotivated, you know?
- And so would you say that the Vietnamese people were very unmotivated?
- Before that point, would people have called you lazy or unmotivated?
- I know some days I'm just so unmotivated that I don't even know like what to do.
- And it's that self study can leave you feeling lazy and unmotivated.
- K explains that a huge reason why a lot of us kind of quote feel unmotivated comes down to how your brain is wired.
- And sometimes that negativity gets brought back into his personal life with him, you know, just unmotivated to talk to anyone, do anything.
- I feel whatever it is, depressed, unmotivated, I can't move forward, whether it's work, weight, fitness, relationships.
- Its inherent nature is unmotivated, unconditional love.
Examples
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I'm sometimes unmotivated to work out on my own.
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The child became completely unmotivated to write anything at all.
Academic text (2012) -
I feel unmotivated to do a lot of things that people should do.
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External rewards are important for unmotivated students who lack interest in college.
Academic text (2014) -
It's also human nature at times to feel lousy and unmotivated when faced with the reality of the work.
Fiction book (1992) -
When not involved, workers feel disenfranchised and unmotivated to promote the organizations or themselves.
Academic text (2002) -
Students who do not perform well may be unmotivated, anxious, feeling ill, or believe that performance is unimportant.
Academic text (2008) -
Readers without the power to make their own choices are unmotivated to read (Miller, 2009).
Academic text (2015) -
Also, it has produced a generation of unmotivated, overweight, inactive, technological couch potatoes.
Academic text (2003) -
Many students feel unmotivated when they do not see any progress in their studies.
Synonyms
Not willing to work or make an effort
Feeling not interested and tired from doing the same thing too much
Feeling bored and tired after doing or seeing something too often
Not showing much interest or energy
Not wanting to know about or take part in something
Being very tired and slow with little interest or energy
Not having new or interesting ideas
Not having a clear goal or plan
Feeling sad and without hope
Showing little energy or interest and doing things slowly and carelessly
A person who is lazy and unwilling to work or try
Not showing much interest or excitement
Not showing strong feelings or interest
Not wanting to work or try hard
Not showing excitement or interest
Not wanting to become more successful or get a promotion
Calm and not showing strong feeling
Not wanting something or feeling no wish for it
Not wanting something or feeling no wish for it
Not feeling interested or excited to do things
Not having clear plans or goals
Antonyms
How Motivated
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unmotivated is built from un- 'not' and motivate 'to move', like the simple word 'move'. So to be unmotivated is literally 'not moved', meaning you have no inner push or energy to act.