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Adjective
▲
Disinclined to exertion
indolent
slack
unambitious
unindustrious
unmotivated
work-shy
bone-idle
procrastinative
shiftless
supine
workshy
bone idle
unaspiring
unworksome
idle
impassive
otiose
unenthusiastic
useless
good-for-nothing
parasitic
unoccupied
faineant
fainéant
slothful
apathetic
unenterprising
inactive
lethargic
worthless
more ❯
“He would sit on the couch all day instead of working because he was lazy.”
Adjective
▲
Lacking in energy
lethargic
tired
weary
exhausted
slothful
slow
fatigued
lackadaisical
lifeless
sleepy
sluggish
debilitated
lacklusterUS
lacklustreUK
listless
unenergetic
drowsy
languid
languorous
passive
slow-moving
spiritless
torpid
without energy
burned out
dilatory
enervated
flagging
lymphatic
sedentary
snoozy
spent
unproductive
weak
dull
heavy
inactive
inert
slow-going
slow-paced
slumberous
somnific
somnolent
postponing
laboredUS
imperceptible
more ❯
“She was feeling really lazy in the morning after having worked overtime the day before.”
Adjective
▲
Failing to give proper care or attention
careless
indifferent
apathetic
lackadaisical
casual
inattentive
lax
tardy
cursory
negligent
slack
slapdash
sloppy
improvident
loose
neglectful
derelict
disregardful
haphazard
heedless
incautious
irresponsible
nonchalant
perfunctory
reckless
remiss
slipshod
thoughtless
disinterested
otiose
shoddy
unconcerned
unheeding
unmindful
slovenly
unmeticulous
unsystematic
unthorough
unthoughtful
untidy
faineant
fainéant
do-nothing
asleep on the job
rash
imprudent
mindless
injudicious
precipitate
unwary
unconscious
unwise
foolish
blind
absent-minded
deaf
ill-advised
unwatchful
impulsive
unwitting
last-minute
ignorant
unaware
unknowing
senseless
ill-considered
incognizant
listless
undiscerning
unreasoning
unacquainted
unguarded
unreflective
indiscreet
napping
impetuous
foolhardy
madcap
regardless of
disregardful of
inattentive to
deaf to
oblivious to
taking no notice of
paying no heed to
unconscious of
neglectful of
blind to
unheeding of
untroubled
insensitive
unworried
unfeeling
nonobservant
failing
unfastidious
coarse
uninformed
procrastinating
abstracted
innocent
rude
crude
couldn't-care-less
insensible
nescient
careless of one's duty
clueless
unfamiliar
mechanical
unnoticing
uninstructed
unrecognizing
instinctive
unmindful of
stupid
silly
unintended
automatic
fly-by-night
misguided
impervious to
unsafe
impolitic
off-guard
spontaneous
involuntary
reflex
unpremeditated
unintentional
intuitive
unalert
uncautious
wary
bold
hotheaded
unvigilant
brash
caught napping
fast-and-loose
playing with fire
sticking one's neck out
not careful
leading with one's chin
ill-judged
off guard
foot-in-mouth
pay no mind
witless
thrown-together
brutish
indelicate
outrageous
vacant
unmeant
blunt
untactful
heedless of
catch-as-catch-can
desultory
helter-skelter
erratic
stray
aimless
random
scattered
arbitrary
careless of
not paying attention
tactless
irreflective
unreasonable
ditsy
undiplomatic
irrational
flighty
hot-headed
more ❯
“There are numerous mistakes we now have to correct due to your lazy attention to detail.”
Adjective
▲
Relaxed or leisurely
leisurely
relaxed
relaxing
breezy
calm
carefree
casual
easy
laid-back
restful
unhurried
calming
comfortable
comforting
easygoing
indulgent
peaceful
placid
serene
soothing
stress-free
tranquil
fun
recreational
tranquilizingUS
lulling
quiet
pacifying
reposeful
sedative
cozyUS
pleasant
cushy
comfy
sedate
contented
cosyUK
at ease
snug
safe
smooth
homely
fluent
flowing
languid
nonchalant
secure
easy-going
satisfied
easeful
leisured
content
effortless
lax
unworried
at home
measured
agreeable
sympathetic
careful
cautious
sleepy
obliging
tractable
deliberate
fluid
graceful
warm
comforted
stilly
arcadian
still
hushed
pacific
happy
docile
unoppressive
unburdensome
protected
cheerful
inactive
soporific
unexcited
unanxious
motionless
retired
reassured
gratified
natural
elegant
rested
free from interference
free from disturbance
soothed
restored
fresh
at peace
free from interruption
cool
intimate
homey
homy
soft
undemanding
composed
spacious
inviting
slow
roomy
hospitable
gemütlich
affluent
successful
homelike
spontaneous
gentle
moderate
substantial
forthright
in clover
commodious
thriving
running
unexacting
more ❯
“It was great to just spend a lazy weekend by the beach.”
Adjective
▲
(informal) Requiring little effort
effortless
easy
casual
breezy
cool
facile
painless
undemanding
untroublesome
cavalier
comfortable
unhurried
slow
relaxed
languid
gentle
restful
unrushed
easy-going
laid-back
sedate
dilatory
dragging
dillydallying
poky
lackadaisical
laggard
pokey
dallying
languorous
more ❯
“The professional basketball player scored a lazy forty points in the match against the amateurs.”
Adjective
▲
(of body parts) Loose hanging
droopy
floppy
sagging
saggy
slack
sleepy
dopey
drooping
slouchy
wilting
“McGrady had naturally lazy eyes which made him look indifferent all the time.”
Adjective
▲
Not sporty
unathletic
unsporty
chubby
fat
feeble
heavy
obese
overweight
plump
podgy
portly
pudgy
rotund
scrawny
tubby
unenergetic
unfit
unmuscular
weak
Adjective
▲
Scrounging or bloodsucking
scrounging
bloodsucking
dependent
freeloading
opportunistic
parasitic
sponging
biting
parasitical
exploitative
cadging
leechlike
Adjective
▲
Irresolute and hesitant
vacillatory
faltering
hesitating
doubtful
timid
unsure
diffident
halting
backward
wavering
afraid
averse
dawdling
delaying
disinclined
doubting
indecisive
irresolute
loath
pendulous
reluctant
shy
scepticalUK
skepticalUS
slow
tentative
uneager
unpredictable
unwilling
vacillating
vacillant
half-hearted
hanging back
lacking confidence
shilly-shally
in a quandary
in a dilemma
blowing hot and cold
equivocating
unresolved
uncommitted
torn
waffling
unsteady
teetering
divided
fluctuating
undetermined
shaky
unconfident
unsettled
weak
unstable
wobbly
sitting on the fence
wishy-washy
of two minds
weak-kneed
hemming and hawing
weak-minded
on the fence
pussyfooting
uneventful
astraddle
changeable
hot and cold
fickle
infirm
changing
halfhearted
fearful
full of doubt
on-the-fence
hot-and-cold
vague
unclear
hazy
ambiguous
equivocal
suspicious
split
insecure
unconvinced
distrustful
mistrustful
indefinite
noncommittal
hinky
trustless
betwixt and between
running hot and cold
not sure
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Having an easy-going mood or temperament
easygoing
affable
breezy
devil-may-care
happy-go-lucky
laid-back
low-pressure
mellow
amenable
calm
carefree
casual
collected
complacent
complaisant
composed
even-tempered
hang-loose
indolent
indulgent
informal
insouciant
lenient
liberal
mild
moderate
nonchalant
offhand
outgiving
patient
permissive
placid
poised
self-possessed
serene
tolerant
tranquil
unconcerned
uncritical
undemanding
unhurried
uninhibited
free and easy
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Unable or insufficient to produce any effect or result
unproductive
fruitless
futile
useless
vain
idle
ineffective
unprofitable
inefficacious
worthless
ineffectual
otiose
unavailing
valueless
bootless
pointless
unrewarding
abortive
barren
empty
impotent
profitless
unremunerative
unsuccessful
blocked
inefficient
nonproductive
slow
trivial
uncreative
unyieldly
wasteful
to no effect
wishy-washy
soft
wet
weak-kneed
wimpish
wimpy
cowardly
weakling
characterless
milk-and-water
namby-pamby
limp-wristed
timid
timorous
bland
irresolute
half-hearted
weakened
yellow-bellied
unassertive
unconvincing
boneless
craven
apathetic
lily-livered
faint-hearted
thin
wussy
uninspired
sissified
sissy
unimaginative
yellow
pale
implausible
etiolated
bloodless
flabby
anaemicUK
unreliable
anemicUS
wavering
vacillating
faltering
unanimated
lustreless
muted
stillborn
pallid
shallow
insincere
flaccid
vigourless
meek
weak-willed
fickle
shiftless
irresponsible
off
limp
dithering
halfhearted
impossible
non-functioning
indeterminate
pusillanimous
undetermined
fallible
indolent
unlikely
transparent
flavourlessUK
watered-down
flavorlessUS
sapless
chicken-hearted
corruptible
supine
hemming and hawing
waffling
undependable
yielding
unsure
foolish
half-baked
fustian
unenterprising
reckless
unambitious
incautious
uncareful
carefree
careless
wild
ill-fated
bleak
easily led
weedy
not in use
out of use
silent
turned off
not working
out of service
hard to swallow
faulty
unpersuasive
hard to believe
unpleasing
beyond remedy
unachievable
despaired of
drippy
nerdy
daft
chicken-livered
pigeon-hearted
fearful
poor-spirited
candy-assed
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Ignoring the true complexities of an issue
facile
shallow
superficial
simplistic
cursory
glib
oversimple
oversimplified
naive
casual
jejune
pat
schematic
slick
trite
bubblegum
flip
flippant
one-dimensional
skin-deep
dime-store
black and white
smooth-talking
simple
smooth
persuasive
convincing
plausible
fluent
easy
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Unemployed or idle
unoccupied
idle
inactive
unemployed
free
unengaged
jobless
disengaged
workless
at leisure
loitering
not busy
out of work
quiescent
not at work
not tied up
without work
with time to spare
at loose ends
at a loose end
unwaged
between jobs
out of a job
on the wallaby track
at ease
not working
without gainful employment
at rest
at liberty
out of action
having a break
relaxing
left to one's own devices
with time on one's hands
having extra time
more ❯
Verb
▲
(informal) To act in a lazy manner
laze
lounge
chill
loaf
bum
dally
dawdle
dillydally
goof off
hack around
hang about
kick around
kick back
loll
veg out
drone
footle
hang out
idle
hang around
relax
loiter
kill time
take it easy
waste time
vegetate
potter
slack
pass time
lie around
lounge around
fritter away
fritter away time
sit around
fool around
stall
trifle
skive
goldbrick
do nothing
lounge about
loll around
hang round
slow down
bum around
be inactive
twiddle your thumbs
while away the time
sprawl
recline
lie
languish
drift
mooch
saunter
slouch
unwind
fritter
rest
outspan
bask
malinger
lollygag
stagnate
lie about
loaf about
loll about
loaf around
laze around
be slothful
consume time
knock around
mooch around
stand around
be unoccupied
sit on one's hands
amuse oneself
idle away the hours
not lift a finger
while away hours
pass the time
hang loose
idle away time
mooch about
mark time
laze about
mess around
twiddle thumbs
kick your heels
fill in time
be indolent
chill out
vacillate
amble
moon
wander
stooge
droop
flop
slump
hang
bat
meander
futz
remain
wait
linger
stay
haunt
frequent
hover
repose
sit
daydream
veg
lean
luxuriate
fritter time away
lie dormant
twiddle one's thumbs
doss
chillax
make yourself at home
stretch oneself
drape oneself
mess about
fiddle around
slacken
lean back
do nothing in particular
while
degenerate
slummock
moulderUK
piddle around
fool away
piddle about
while away the hours
bludge
lie back
molderUS
take five
take a break
take a breather
put your feet up
lay on one's oars
slouch about
bat about
bob off
slouch around
kick one's heels
sit back
go to seed
rest on one's oars
sit back and do nothing
while away
bat around
stroll
piddle
shirk
evade
dream
shirk one's duties
take things easy
let down
be idle
dilly-dally
mope
poke
tarry
creep
delay
lag
drag
diddle
crawl
procrastinate
lallygag
shilly-shally
fiddle
skulk
putter
potter around
doodle
put off
horse around
drag your feet
goof around
trail
flag
straggle
decline
plod
dither
mosey
pause
come to a halt
fiddle about
act the fool
play around
grind to a halt
muck about
clown
take your time
get no place fast
puddle
deteriorate
fribble
stand still
decay
play
fool about
hesitate
hibernate
dodge
be slow
shuffle
stagger
putter around
monkey around
falter
potter about
hang fire
fall behind
while away time
be inert
potter round
not keep pace
lurk
drag one's feet
take one's time
lag behind
exist
do nothing much
tinker
niggle
mess
weaken
sponge
cadge
freeload
scrounge
neglect
shuffle around
go to pot
lark
be long
be tardy
be dilatory
stooge around
twiddle
be lazy
shamble
ramble
halt
go slowly
slough
dabble
traipse
mosey around
slack off
bunk off
temporizeUS
stonewall
temporiseUK
totter
filibuster
put off doing something
stay put
use delaying tactics
let the grass grow under one's feet
hang on
play for time
play a waiting game
hold back
be indecisive
wait around
hum and haw
buy time
rust
rot
fall
fester
futz around
scrimshank
trammel
become stagnant
stultify
constipate
be sluggish
stifle
hang back
wag
fall back
decrease
drop
fail
diminish
lie fallow
not move
go stale
go bad
go rancid
go off
wane
trail behind
drag behind
ebb
gold-brick
be remiss
be negligent
slow
retard
tail
inch
hobble
trudge
tool
move slowly
limp
jelly
toddle
diddle-daddle
play truant
skive off
bring up the rear
pussyfoot
sidestep
slink
elude
quit
get around
duck
parry
shuffle off
slough off
dog
eschew
cheat
slip
shun
lie down on job
fence
fall off
inch along
drop behind
be behind
drop back
slow up
shlep along
scrounge around
dodge the column
play hookey
lose strength
warm a chair
play the wag
evade one's duty
swing the lead
sit on one's butt
more ❯
“During our holiday, the weather was perfect and we would just lazy on the beach every day.”
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