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What is another word for
perfunctory
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Carried out without real interest, feeling, or concern
Showing little enthusiasm
Lacking in system or organization
Intended to create an impression but having no real importance
Not thorough or detailed
Done or occurring spontaneously, without conscious thought or attention
Done or happening suddenly or quickly
Lasting for a very short time
As a formality
(
of writing
)
Relatively brief in extent
Showing haughty disregard
Simple and somewhat glib or unconvincing
Done regularly and repeatedly
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Adjective
▲
Carried out without real interest, feeling, or concern
cursory
indifferent
casual
offhand
sketchy
superficial
uninterested
unthinking
desultory
unconcerned
brief
fleeting
hasty
hurried
inattentive
lackadaisical
mechanical
passing
quick
summary
token
apathetic
careless
complacent
disinterested
insensible
insouciant
negligent
nonchalant
pococurante
uncurious
dismissive
heedless
incurious
rapid
slipshod
slovenly
wooden
cool
half-hearted
laid-back
phoning it in
walking through it
going through the motions
slapdash
irresponsible
incautious
reckless
carefree
uncaring
lax
sloppy
unheeding
improvident
rushed
shallow
disregardful
neglectful
tardy
lazy
derelict
rash
speedy
blithe
blasé
slack
remiss
easy
slight
precipitate
unmindful
precipitous
slap-happy
devil-may-care
free and easy
detached
depthless
headlong
unconsidered
surface-level
dispassionate
uncritical
drive-by
haphazard
feckless
imprudent
thoughtless
uncircumspect
unobservant
untrustworthy
delinquent
unaccountable
unreliable
undependable
aloof
blithely unconcerned
good-for-nothing
without care
trite
trifling
short
incidental
lukewarm
pell-mell
helter-skelter
flying
overhasty
gadarene
impetuous
breezy
half-baked
unfeeling
fast
listless
impassive
easygoing
automatic
unresponsive
unfussy
impulsive
hectic
spur-of-the-moment
distant
swift
bored
uninvolved
withdrawn
remote
injudicious
sudden
abrupt
vague
cavalier
unperturbed
purposeless
unenthusiastic
unmoved
clinical
passive
cold
unimpressible
unexcited
disimpassioned
glancing
negative
hit-or-miss
routine
unceremonious
random
just watching the clock
not giving a damn
untidy
unsystematic
otiose
loose
unmeticulous
shoddy
unthorough
faineant
unthoughtful
fainéant
inadequate
nodding
undiscerning
couldn't-care-less
indiscriminate
take-it-or-leave-it
imperfect
flash
flimsy
light
partial
insincere
inconsequential
feigning
paltry
temerarious
premature
undiscriminating
hit or miss
unperceptive
subitaneous
precipitant
rushing
snatched
uninquiring
unselective
mindless
unreasoned
unexacting
objective
uncommitted
reserved
impartial
spacey
impersonal
unbiased
unprejudiced
spaced-out
unpassioned
stolid
abstract
removed
poker-faced
staid
spontaneous
uninformed
imperceptive
untroubled
unworried
unpremeditated
indiscriminating
airy
out of it
instinctive
extemporaneous
capricious
impromptu
snap
unruffled
happy-go-lucky
involuntary
whimsical
unplanned
intuitive
uninhibited
easily pleased
equanimous
equable
calm
serene
gay
easy-going
composed
sunny
light-hearted
relaxed
emotional
freakish
adventurous
daredevil
unprompted
unrepressed
foolhardy
lacking concern
jaunty
buoyant
frivolous
unserious
daring
unguarded
unpredictable
madcap
abandoned
unwary
upbeat
unmeditated
ad-lib
hot-headed
jumping the gun
ill-thought-out
winging it
ill-considered
brash
passionate
unexpected
wild
laid back
free from care
free from worry
weary
apathetic towards
offhand about
uninvolved with
unconcerned about
bored stiff
going through motions
lukewarm about
turned off
detached from
bored by
nonchalant about
unmoved by
hard-hearted
phlegmatic about
unresponsive to
aloof from
could care less
indifferent to
uninvolved in
unenthusiastic about
incurious about
distant from
lethargic
languid
inert
phlegmatic
indolent
sluggish
torpid
idle
passionless
callous
slothful
leisurely
Laodicean
regardless
supine
moony
languorous
limp
spiritless
enervated
inactive
unemotional
emotionless
unsympathetic
languishing
dreamy
stoical
flippant
informal
neutral
energyless
dull
droopy
blah
artless
unstudied
effortless
unhurried
simple
slow
stoic
unenergetic
slow-moving
non-committal
undemonstrative
unambitious
impassible
affectless
numb
cold-blooded
unmotivated
unanxious
draggy
dispirited
untouched
flat
wimpy
lighthearted
slaphappy
lightsome
oblivious
debonair
nebbish
comatose
somnolent
drowsy
sleepy
dopey
leaden
heavy
blahs
pining
lacking in energy
snoozy
sleepyhead
what the hell
don't give a damn
couldn't care less
nonplussed
unflappable
insensitive
deaf
undisturbed
unbothered
not bothered
at ease
hardened
blind
stony
forgetful
undaunted
self-centred
UK
self-centered
US
without a care in the world
not giving a toss
cool, calm and collected
inefficient
procrastinative
incompetent
disorganized
US
neglecting
disorderly
abstracted
disorganised
UK
workshy
quiescent
dilatory
unprofessional
laggard
permissive
dormant
asleep at the wheel
asleep on the job
do-nothing
bloodless
aimless
shiftless
feeble
sentimental
romantic
laissez-faire
halfhearted
daydreaming
easy going
spring fever
equitable
unimpressed
casual about
uncaring about
heedless of
nonpartisan
apathetic about
uninterested in
regardless of
frivolous about
impervious
evenhanded
candid
just
equal
fair
reckless about
careless of
cavalier about
dismissive of
square
mindless of
oblivious to
unimpressed by
weary of
nonaligned
scornful
unsocial
unaroused
silent
haughty
uncommunicative
diffident
superior
heartless
supercilious
highbrow
not giving a monkey's
more ❯
“However, this poor,
perfunctory
effort will do the band more harm than good.”
Adjective
▲
Showing little enthusiasm
lukewarm
indifferent
apathetic
unenthusiastic
uninterested
unconcerned
impassive
lackadaisical
unresponsive
offhand
unmoved
phlegmatic
passionless
emotionless
subdued
cool
uneager
cold
unexcited
Laodicean
dispassionate
halfhearted
tepid
unenthused
laodicean
limp
chilly
hesitant
indecisive
irresolute
uncertain
uncommitted
undecided
unresolved
half-hearted
laid-back
non-committal
wishy-washy
listless
spiritless
passive
lacklustre
UK
lackluster
US
neutral
languid
tame
feeble
cursory
desultory
reluctant
unimpressed
unwilling
weak
blasé
lifeless
unconvincing
disinterested
unlively
uninvolved
bored
casual
lethargic
weakly
flat
lame
nonchalant
meager
US
paltry
damp
meagre
UK
not enthusiastic
superficial
faint
unemotional
sluggish
torpid
lazy
enervated
languorous
inert
blah
languishing
moony
dull
heavy
slothful
energyless
supine
leaden
dopey
inactive
indolent
relaxed
slow
leisurely
dreamy
weary
unhurried
pococurante
stolid
wimpy
sleepy
lymphatic
comatose
snoozy
easy
nebbish
blahs
pining
sleepyhead
droopy
uncaring
idle
stoical
bloodless
unfeeling
undemonstrative
unenergetic
impassible
numb
flagging
detached
sickly
laid back
infirm
affectless
cold-blooded
dispirited
draggy
dry
otiose
still
tired
slow-moving
somnolent
drowsy
lacking in energy
bovine
placid
abstracted
insouciant
unflappable
aimless
groggy
deadpan
uncompassionate
frigid
desensitized
US
tranquil
unexcitable
shiftless
slap-happy
lax
careless
along for the ride
desensitised
UK
easygoing
inattentive
incurious
sentimental
romantic
faineant
laissez-faire
slapdash
daydreaming
fainéant
easy going
vigorless
sleeping
vigourless
spring fever
loafing
stagnant
soporous
soporose
slumberous
slack
lacking energy
effete
insipid
meek
colourless
UK
characterless
submissive
melancholic
melancholy
despondent
depressed
mopy
desiccated
dejected
low
spineless
unimpassioned
wooden
vapid
uninspired
anaemic
UK
uninspiring
pathetic
broken
boring
blue
down
cowardly
disconsolate
gutless
inanimate
downhearted
sad
drippy
downcast
down in the dumps
anemic
US
flat tire
cast down
colorless
US
down in the mouth
lacking in vitality
stoic
unambitious
unmotivated
insensible
callous
untouched
what the hell
could care less
don't give a damn
couldn't care less
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Lacking in system or organization
hit-or-miss
haphazard
disorganised
UK
disorganized
US
slapdash
random
careless
erratic
unmethodical
arbitrary
desultory
aimless
sloppy
slipshod
indiscriminate
scattered
casual
offhand
cursory
remiss
lackadaisical
stray
irregular
undirected
unplanned
unpremeditated
undisciplined
uneven
catch-as-catch-can
slap-happy
helter-skelter
all over the place
all over the shop
trial and error
hasty
hurried
negligent
lax
slack
neglectful
thrown together
messy
thoughtless
unsystematic
heedless
shambolic
shoddy
untidy
last-minute
clumsy
disorderly
slovenly
inexact
lazy
inaccurate
scattershot
hit-and-miss
thrown-together
unorganized
US
nonchalant
reckless
irresponsible
improvident
loose
muddled
disordered
scrappy
unconsidered
amateurish
sketchy
disregardful
neglecting
derelict
erroneous
imprecise
error-ridden
couldn't care less
incorrect
scatterbrained
wrong
wild
faulty
unorganised
UK
imperfect
unprofessional
botched
poor
shabby
inattentive
junky
unmeticulous
jumbled
pell-mell
chaotic
threadbare
unthorough
uncoordinated
orderless
confused
unsystematized
systemless
unarranged
unfocused
unstructured
unprepared
badly organized
chance
inconsistent
capricious
spontaneous
incidental
unthinking
topsy-turvy
dislocated
uncombed
scrambled
out-of-line
out-of-step
out-of-control
out-of-whack
untrained
cluttered
heterogeneous
unkempt
tumult
unrestrained
hit or miss
mixed up
all over the map
inefficient
slaphappy
unfastidious
in disarray
incoherent
unregulated
couldn't-care-less
all over the lot
rambling
hurry-scurry
recklessly
carelessly
hastily
disconnected
fitful
impulsive
unintentional
spasmodic
inconstant
intermittent
occasional
sporadic
unstable
fly-by-night
in disorder
spur-of-the-moment
impromptu
accidental
off and on
without purpose
higgledy-piggledy
fluky
unintended
rushed
undesigned
unscheduled
unconcerned
designless
unselective
sudden
unexpected
fluke
purposeless
willy-nilly
unconscious
devil-may-care
any old way
any which way
discretionary
whimsical
unreasonable
subjective
optional
personal
irrational
motiveless
unpredictable
unmotivated
unjustified
unjustifiable
unreasoned
wanton
unsupported
groundless
illogical
discretional
fanciful
wilful
uninformed
superficial
unaccountable
supercilious
frivolous
approximate
wayward
injudicious
unscientific
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Intended to create an impression but having no real importance
token
nominal
minimal
hollow
insignificant
minor
slight
trivial
inconsequential
mild
superficial
trifling
unimportant
imperceptible
inappreciable
infinitesimal
minute
nugatory
paltry
petty
small
tiny
derisory
inadequate
insufficient
meager
US
meagre
UK
minuscule
miserable
pathetic
piddling
piffling
pitiful
symbolic
exiguous
measly
mingy
nickel-and-dime
not worth mentioning
of no account
of no consequence
of no importance
poxy
empty
not worth bothering about
negligible
inconsiderable
picayune
piddly
stingy
contemptible
little
niggling
pimping
no-account
chicken
peanut
footling
de minimis
Mickey Mouse
ridiculous
laughable
insulting
ludicrous
preposterous
miserly
risible
absurd
outrageous
lousy
minimum
scant
scarce
marginal
insubstantial
fiddling
sparse
incidental
foolish
small-fry
frivolous
scanty
lean
beggarly
limited
base
deficient
shabby
skimpy
slender
cockamamie
comical
silly
cockamamy
derisive
farcical
faint
neglectable
ignorable
vague
mean
feeble
half-hearted
indifferent
rare
reduced
scattered
sporadic
infrequent
uncommon
few
occasional
thin
fractional
middling
short
light
modest
ordinary
straggling
basal
small-time
small-bore
sparing
unfrequent
subnormal
irrelevant
subordinate
penny-ante
lesser
casual
pettifogging
lower
scratch
junior
secondary
inessential
unconsiderable
cheap
inconsequent
shallow
two-bit
shoestring
inferior
ungenerous
worthless
hard to find
thin on the ground
next to none
low in numbers
next to no
hard to come by
seldom seen
few and far between
at a premium
dinky
low
lowly
meaningless
immaterial
puny
pointless
valueless
lightweight
of little account
of little consequence
poor
useless
of little importance
pitiable
wretched
nonessential
futile
idle
of no moment
vain
unsubstantial
sorry
non-essential
peripheral
unproductive
unnecessary
inane
ineffectual
flimsy
senseless
frothy
barren
not worth speaking of
unavailing
trite
flighty
ineffective
twopenny-halfpenny
puerile
trashy
profitless
unprofitable
neither here nor there
of no value
fruitless
sad
woeful
lamentable
extraneous
microscopic
featherbrained
unsatisfactory
banal
mere
bootless
second-rate
insipid
diminutive
wanky
null
nothing
sterile
beside the point
all the same
of no great concern
restricted
giddy
scatterbrained
dizzy
ditzy
unsuccessful
goofy
birdbrained
abortive
harebrained
smaller
despicable
inefficacious
ditsy
vapid
momentary
evanescent
yeasty
scrimpy
pants
purposeless
nondescript
narrow
otiose
lightheaded
fatuous
everyday
chaffy
light-headed
light-minded
rubbishy
low-ranking
purportless
no-good
junky
unusable
time-wasting
inutile
to no avail
no big deal
of minor importance
bogus
of no matter
empty-headed
no great shakes
skin-deep
waste
counterproductive
of no merit
ignoble
mediocre
abandoned
unessential
inappropriate
subsidiary
twopenny
spare
peppercorn
skimp
slim
hand-to-mouth
unreal
motiveless
not enough
aimless
minor-league
lilliputian
jejune
loitering
idling
wee
confined
bare
tenuous
dead
asinine
of no use
toytown
tinpot
zero
zilch
zip
no use
flippant
unhelpful
of little import
undemanding
defective
no biggie
two bit
unconsidered
wimpy
big zero
small potatoes
entry level
of no significance
runt
shrimp
lame
without depth
unintellectual
set
sleazy
common
shoddy
unconsequential
no big thing
nanoscopic
unfructuous
of no benefit
deplorable
rubbish
a dime a dozen
two a penny
not worth a hill of beans
a dead loss
not much cop
commonplace
impalpable
indistinguishable
insensible
barely perceptible
inapposite
wet
diddly
rinky-dink
too little too late
abject
drossy
featherweight
imponderous
incompetent
failing
intangible
ephemeral
indiscernible
subtle
invisible
shadowy
inaudible
unnoticeable
imponderable
fine
unobservable
unperceivable
gradual
undetectable
indistinct
inconspicuous
atomic
vanishing
crummy
glib
simplistic
impertinent
irrelative
inapplicable
diminished
tangential
schematic
simple
slighter
fewer
matter of indifference
a matter of indifference
makes no difference
inconsiderate
not to the point
foreign
not pertinent
no never mind
not germane
shameful
disgraceful
dishonourable
UK
dishonorable
US
facile
cursory
surface
sketchy
ignorant
oversimplified
uncritical
not as great
less
declined
minus
shortened
negative
not so much
depressed
not so great
impotent
powerless
frilly
lacking substance
unthinking
unintelligent
wishy-washy
half-baked
unscholarly
one-dimensional
baulked
UK
failed
misfired
thwarted
lighthearted
frustrated
foiled
in vain
no-win
misleading
hopeless
unnotable
not a prayer
void
without success
on a treadmill
delusive
in vicious circle
to no purpose
going nowhere
shuck
delusory
balked
US
moving
heartbreaking
touching
piteous
affecting
poignant
distressing
plaintive
harrowing
stirring
disturbing
disquieting
heart-rending
doleful
tragic
upsetting
agonizing
US
forlorn
tender
melting
rueful
heartrending
mortifying
distressful
mournful
to be pitied
gut-wrenching
agonising
UK
commiserable
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Not thorough or detailed
sketchy
incomplete
cursory
inadequate
scrappy
superficial
bitty
rough
skimpy
slight
vague
crude
outline
unfinished
fragmentary
imprecise
insufficient
limited
patchy
rudimentary
fuzzy
hasty
hurried
meager
US
meagre
UK
scanty
provisional
coarse
cobbled together
defective
depthless
faulty
hazy
imperfect
introductory
preliminary
shallow
unclear
uncritical
woolly
UK
wooly
US
on the back of an envelope
deficient
wanting
broad-brush
partial
lacking
piecemeal
disjointed
thumbnail
lacking in detail
skeletal
untidy
uneven
unsystematic
disorganized
US
incoherent
slipshod
unpolished
disconnected
inconsistent
disorganised
UK
fragmented
patchwork
thrown together
loose
uncertain
generalized
US
inexact
equivocal
indefinite
approximate
indeterminate
confused
dubious
ambiguous
ambivalent
unknown
inexplicit
doubtful
iffy
obfuscatory
unspecified
muzzy
generalised
UK
muddy
questionable
bewildering
amphibological
puzzling
unintelligible
ill-defined
non-specific
obscure
indistinct
enigmatic
nebulous
cryptic
mysterious
general
occult
confusing
arcane
perplexing
enigmatical
opaque
blurred
abstruse
inscrutable
mystic
Delphic
broad
incomprehensible
unfocused
ballpark
deep
muddled
oblique
recondite
unfathomable
tenebrous
oracular
esoteric
elliptical
double-edged
mystifying
inexplicable
approximative
foggy
murky
secret
impenetrable
inconclusive
clear as dishwater
misleading
debatable
dark
elliptic
fuliginous
baffling
estimated
sweeping
evasive
clear as mud
clouded
hidden
inaccurate
unspecific
paradoxical
squishy
roundabout
abstract
jumbled
undetailed
blurry
open to debate
open to argument
indiscriminate
mystical
veiled
coded
indirect
equivocating
gnomic
covert
circumlocutory
circuitous
shadowy
as clear as mud
riddling
elusive
open
concealed
unexplained
periphrastic
unexplicit
coarse-grained
clandestine
gray
US
grey
UK
hermetic
hermetical
open to question
strange
secretive
arguable
cloudy
implied
impressionistic
hard to understand
flexible
prevaricating
borderline
illogical
overall
unrigorous
unmeticulous
difficult
basic
generic
deceptive
obfuscated
liberal
noncommittal
complex
shifty
unprecise
hard
involved
rambling
subtle
mumbled
complicated
indecisive
elusory
intricate
shrouded
cloaked
garbled
devious
tricky
profound
mixed
sibylline
deceitful
inarticulate
non-committal
indecipherable
stonewalling
uncanny
Greek to me
insoluble
illegible
little known
apocryphal
Delphian
inaudible
cabalistic
neither one thing nor the other
unknowable
neither fish nor fowl
woolly-minded
woolly-headed
unsound
polysemous
polysemic
polysemantic
hinky
multivocal
addled
comprehensive
widespread
universal
global
bleary
proximate
remote
dim
weak
near
close
unsettled
confounding
peculiar
odd
muddle-headed
dense
amorphous
dubitable
in question
chancy
problematic
in doubt
at issue
unsure
free
cryptical
ulterior
blanket
muddleheaded
random
changeable
nonspecific
common
unexplainable
surmised
unscientific
guessed
subliminal
non-restrictive
nubilous
purblind
imperceptive
fluid
unaccountable
backhanded
slippery
convoluted
uninterpretable
problematical
black
almost exact
almost accurate
beyond comprehension
sphinxlike
undefined
cagey
lenient
non-literal
inconceivable
technical
incredible
secreted
teasing
stumping
stickling
cabbalistic
implicit
far-out
cunning
shuffling
faint
all-round
all-around
meaningless
not easily understood
dissembling
broad-spectrum
bird's-eye
broad-based
careless
sloppy
sophistical
open-ended
intangible
casuistic
false
casuistical
indiscernible
casual
disguised
not particular
not partial
not specific
circumlocutionary
ambagious
not literal
not strict
not close
slurred
ungraspable
blurred round the edges
senseless
scrambled
masked
circular
collateral
obliquitous
incognizable
Greek
all Greek to me
fathomless
rarefied
fraudulent
illusory
suppressed
muffled
fallacious
suspicious
muttered
halting
faltering
hesitant
contradictory
duplicitous
surreptitious
unrevealed
camouflaged
involute
involuted
fugacious
transient
indescribable
phantom
shy
fleeting
greasy
imponderable
transitory
insubstantial
tenuous
volatile
evanescent
hesitating
stuttering
stammering
stumbling
disreputable
hinted at
underlying
recherché
heavy
speechless
mute
voiceless
tongue-tied
two-edged
unexposed
unrecognizable
US
invisible
shielded
unrecognisable
UK
hooded
screened
undercover
covered
reticent
unvocal
mumbling
maundering
clumsy
awkward
poorly spoken
over one's head
above one's head
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Done or occurring spontaneously, without conscious thought or attention
mechanical
automatic
instinctive
involuntary
matter-of-fact
routine
unconscious
unthinking
habitual
machine-like
cursory
impersonal
unfeeling
cold
inattentive
lifeless
unemotional
careless
casual
inhuman
instinctual
knee-jerk
lackluster
US
lacklustre
UK
mechanic
robotic
soulless
spontaneous
unanimated
uninspired
emotionless
negligent
spiritless
unimaginative
fixed
laborsaving
mechanistic
monotonous
motorised
UK
motorized
US
powered
programmed
reflex
standardised
UK
standardized
US
stereotyped
systematic
unchanging
useful
automatous
subconscious
impulsive
unintentional
reflexive
unconditioned
unbidden
unwitting
unpremeditated
natural
inadvertent
unintended
gut
unwilled
unforced
thoughtless
autogenetic
mindless
unmeditated
intuitive
innate
unlearned
inherent
visceral
inborn
intuitional
ingrained
intrinsic
untaught
congenital
unprompted
hard-wired
native
subliminal
emotional
primitive
rooted
accustomed
second-nature
unplanned
primeval
US
animal
inbred
accidental
basic
uncontrolled
regular
normal
typical
uncalculated
primaeval
UK
subjective
by seat of one's pants
predictable
responsive
expected
immediate
default
unrealized
uncalculating
uncontrollable
blind
ingrown
inbuilt
physical
undeliberate
unbewised
conditioned
unchosen
deep-seated
heartfelt
computerized
US
cybernetic
mechanised
UK
mechanized
US
computerised
UK
off-the-cuff
built-in
in-built
spur-of-the-moment
from the hip
mind-numbing
tedious
viscerous
internal
instant
interior
intimate
inner
boring
brainless
unmindful
heedless
rash
undemanding
humdrum
foolish
ill-considered
imprudent
unwise
ill-advised
absent-minded
injudicious
stupid
neglectful
silly
precipitate
senseless
reckless
remiss
oblivious
witless
feckless
vacant
unmeant
brutish
unreasoning
indelicate
outrageous
napping
blunt
unheeding
untactful
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Done or happening suddenly or quickly
hasty
quick
fast
rapid
speedy
swift
brisk
fleet
hurried
brief
fleeting
passing
short
cursory
expeditious
snappy
flying
impatient
blistering
breakneck
breathless
dizzy
fiery
hot
lightning
nippy
prompt
rattling
splitting
whirlwind
zippy
galloping
hurrying
rathe
urgent
abrupt
agile
eager
harefooted
pronto
quickened
quickie
slambang
slapdash
sudden
thoughtless
transitory
chop-chop
fleet-footed
on the double
rapid-fire
rushed
precipitate
superficial
direct
instantaneous
instant
forthwith
immediate
on-the-spot
arbitrary
peremptory
without notice
without formality
without delay
summary
without hesitation
without warning
without discussion
nimble
in nothing flat
lively
express
active
light-footed
headlong
winged
screaming
speedball
alacritous
mercurial
meteoric
expeditive
fleet of foot
accelerated
sharp
overnight
precipitous
volant
high-speed
fast-track
double time
whistle-stop
quick as a wink
PDQ
deft
supple
lissom
limber
nimble-footed
acrobatic
lithe
light
quick-moving
spry
sprightly
ready
smart
fast-moving
swift-footed
spanking
unhesitating
punctual
twinkle-toed
lightsome
cracking
short-lived
double-quick
unexpected
barrelling
barreling
light of foot
very fast
like crazy
like mad
shaking a leg
like greased lightning
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Lasting for a very short time
temporary
brief
fleeting
passing
transitory
momentary
transient
ephemeral
evanescent
fugitive
impermanent
fugacious
quick
cursory
hasty
swift
flitting
hurried
instantaneous
interim
rushed
shifting
short
abrupt
curtailed
deciduous
fading
flying
meteoric
rapid
sudden
flash
limited
overnight
perishable
summary
vanishing
volatile
short-lived
short-term
fly-by-night
here today and gone tomorrow
flash in the pan
quickie
lightning
whistle-stop
fast
little
incidental
superficial
desultory
glancing
gadarene
precipitous
precipitate
headlong
rash
overhasty
double time
helter-skelter
drive-by
pell-mell
temporal
short-lasting
unstable
mutable
acute
moving
short and sweet
unenduring
flashing
wee
gone in flash
in wink of an eye
small
succinct
infinitesimal
episodic
mortal
elusive
non-permanent
erratic
tenuous
not permanent
inconstant
fly by night
short and sharp
impulsive
spasmodic
dreamlike
short-run
like lightning
of short duration
short-haul
here today, gone tomorrow
provisional
vacating
insubstantial
migrating
transmigratory
emigrating
flighty
changeable
gone in a heartbeat
over in a heartbeat
here-today-gone-tomorrow
going by
whirlwind
prompt
more ❯
Adjective
▲
As a formality
pro forma
as a matter of form
done as a formality
for form's sake
as a formality
for the sake of form
Adjective
▲
(
of writing
)
Relatively brief in extent
short
brief
concise
succinct
terse
little
pointed
rapid
hasty
hurried
quick
aphoristic
compendious
crisp
decreased
incisive
apothegmatic
clipped
compact
small
compressed
diminished
summarised
UK
summarized
US
summary
condensed
ephemeral
epigrammatic
lessened
sententious
unprolonged
compendiary
curtailed
shortened
swift
truncated
contracted
decurtate
economical
precise
sparing
abbreviate
breviloquent
laconic
synoptic
curt
curtate
pithy
thumbnail
abbreviated
abridged
bare
transient
boiled down
cut short
not protracted
in few words
short and sweet
to the point
cut to the bone
in a few well-chosen words
in a nutshell
cursory
capsule
elliptical
monosyllabic
snippety
precipitate
compacted
recapped
telegraphic
elliptic
rehashed
run-down
run-through
gnomic
brusque
potted
snappy
abrupt
lapidary
sharp
trenchant
gruff
witty
tart
blunt
tight
neat
meaningful
meaty
clever
taut
outline
finely honed
expressive
lean
close
abstracted
significant
cogent
honed
effective
short-and-sweet
marrowy
down to brass tacks
distinct
limited
economic
snippy
fast
memorable
catchy
summarizing
US
amusing
piquant
quick-witted
comprehensive
uncommunicative
rude
summarising
UK
snappish
exact
cryptic
clear-cut
pungent
ingenious
forceful
axiomatic
apophthegmatic
epigrammatical
short and to the point
making a long story short
telling
censorious
judgmental
pretentious
critical
disapproving
abounding
well tuned
cutting
acute
in well-chosen words
cut
reduced
precised
cut-down
concentrated
synopsized
slimmed-down
encapsulated
bare-bones
edited
slimmed down
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Showing haughty disregard
cavalier
haughty
offhand
arrogant
lofty
lordly
supercilious
condescending
casual
curt
disdainful
insolent
scornful
dismissive
indifferent
insouciant
patronising
UK
patronizing
US
unconcerned
uninterested
contemptuous
discourteous
rude
unceremonious
uncivil
abrupt
assumptive
brusque
bumptious
chesty
cursory
glib
hifalutin
high-and-mighty
highfalutin
high-handed
high-hat
huffish
huffy
imperious
important
masterful
off
overweening
peremptory
pompous
presuming
presumptuous
pretentious
self-asserting
self-assertive
sniffy
stiff-necked
superior
terse
toploftical
toplofty
ungracious
uppish
uppity
offish
pococurante
take-it-or-leave-it
careless
inconsiderate
overbearing
proud
snooty
snotty
impolite
sudden
undignified
summary
hurried
hasty
unmannerly
sneering
disparaging
negative
scathing
dimissory
unenthusiastic
derisive
snobbish
hoity-toity
prideful
egotistic
high and mighty
on your high horse
stuck-up
conceited
self-important
egotistical
vain
smug
high
toffee-nosed
swollen-headed
cocky
big-headed
fancy-pants
la-di-da
above oneself
vainglorious
self-aggrandizing
distant
detached
reserved
puffed up
full of oneself
assuming
on high horse
aloof
disrespectful
slighting
withering
mocking
abhorrent
insulting
jeering
full of contempt
contumelious
turning up your nose at
averse
rejecting
unsympathetic
scouting
cool
despising
looking down your nose at
antipathetic
repudiating
contemning
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Simple and somewhat glib or unconvincing
pat
glib
simple
simplistic
facile
slick
smooth
unconvincing
oversimplified
shallow
superficial
oversimple
naive
schematic
jejune
bubblegum
dime-store
black and white
cursory
trite
casual
flippant
lazy
flip
skin-deep
one-dimensional
childish
condensed
overly simplified
Adjective
▲
Done regularly and repeatedly
habitual
customary
normal
regular
usual
common
fixed
ordinary
traditional
accustomed
standard
familiar
routine
natural
wonted
established
set
typical
characteristic
constant
frequent
general
periodic
periodical
repeated
steady
time-honoured
accepted
addicting
automatic
consistent
conventional
cyclic
disciplined
expected
iterated
iterative
long-term
mechanical
methodical
ongoing
permanent
practised
UK
practiced
US
reiterative
repetitious
rooted
seasoned
systematic
everyday
stock
commonplace
popular
average
quotidian
run-of-the-mill
prevailing
ubiquitous
household
settled
garden-variety
classic
daily
universal
prevalent
orthodox
unexceptional
common or garden
workaday
mainstream
unremarkable
prosaic
classical
plain
predictable
day-to-day
widespread
time-honored
bog-standard
standard-issue
long-established
cut-and-dried
cut-and-dry
recognized
US
acknowledged
garden variety
recognised
UK
old
ritual
prescribed
confirmed
stereotyped
stereotypical
rife
representative
archetypical
public
mundane
historic
vanilla
rampant
ritualistic
true
archetypal
pervasive
current
proven
age-old
going
received
chronic
prescriptive
regulation
folk
enduring
ancestral
lasting
tried and true
tried and tested
idiosyncratic
overall
majority
generic
acceptable
undistinguished
sanctioned
ruling
garden
humdrum
typic
native
simple
proverbial
ancient
staple
formulaic
widely used
matter-of-course
homespun
dull
middle-of-the-road
inveterate
agreed
endemic
symptomatic
vintage
taken for granted
persistent
long-lived
old-world
long-standing
old-time
approved
recurring
extensive
admitted
scheduled
ingrained
domestic
traditionary
essential
favourite
UK
favorite
US
inherent
in character
stable
preferred
collective
well-known
fashionable
shared
well established
predominant
uneventful
distinctive
proper
old-fashioned
emblematic
so-so
basic
standardized
US
mediocre
indifferent
immemorial
characterless
modest
monotonous
doctrinal
humble
standardised
UK
vulgar
well worn
old hat
a dime a dozen
no great shakes
par for the course
in vogue
widely held
true to type
diurnal
obvious
respected
gut
default
venerable
comfortable
discreet
inconspicuous
orderly
seasonal
diagnostic
numerous
recurrent
acquired
honored
US
abiding
known
given
used
habituated
perpetual
OB
hackneyed
derived
authorized
US
immortal
ageless
in use
boilerplate
canonical
staid
endorsed
understood
acquainted
chosen
honoured
UK
timeless
inferior
fair
mean
ceremonial
reiterated
incessant
profuse
continual
unsophisticated
obligatory
one-size-fits-all
decided
unadventurous
conformist
touted
recognizable
US
adopted
family
casual
banal
terrestrial
unimaginative
informal
arranged
specified
past
conservative
unopposed
passed
legit
okayed
authorised
UK
recognisable
UK
anticipated
foreseeable
indicative
foreseen
reliable
unpretentious
colourless
UK
nondescript
perennial
memorable
unforgettable
undying
deathless
predetermined
de rigueur
whitebread
likely
unsurprising
distinguishing
of choice
in the habit of
well known
uninteresting
boring
unmemorable
pedestrian
unprogressive
determined
appointed
individualistic
clichéd
cliched
dime-a-dozen
nitty-gritty
homely
OK
uninspiring
plastic
white-bread
grind
agreed upon
prearranged
appropriate
inborn
local
inbred
innate
in keeping
ornery
common variety
matter-of-fact
true to form
to be expected
mass
wide
conforming
old school
colorless
US
trivial
arrived at
defined
only to be expected
on the cards
… all over
broad
congruous
not up to much
nothing to write home about
planned
old line
quintessential
national
blanket
communal
overarching
global
joint
outright
assigned
recommended
backward-looking
earlier generation
exemplary
signature
comprehensive
stipulated
unmistakable
model
textbook
definitive
consummate
symbolic
absolute
ultimate
prototypical
broad-spectrum
across-the-board
total
in circulation
across the board
sweeping
in force
epidemic
broad-brush
all-round
nationwide
societal
wholesale
all-around
official
paradigmatic
ideal
fundamental
supreme
dyed-in-the-wool
entrenched
well-established
at its best
at her best
at his best
deep-rooted
traditionalistic
old-style
sound
officially recognized
secure
unshakable
vested
valid
certified
authoritative
legitimate
lawful
legal
correct
accredited
licensed
US
allowed
documented
validated
authentic
rightful
bona fide
undisputed
kosher
licenced
UK
genuine
formal
ratified
renowned
declared
proved
warranted
verified
hardened
unquestioned
supported
confessed
inured
hard-shell
firmly established
deep-seated
undoubted
ineradicable
professed
permitted
affirmed
avowed
exhaustive
dominant
irradicable
just
legalized
US
traditionalist
authenticated
right
verifiable
worn
credible
legalised
UK
sworn
real
worldwide
by the numbers
catholic
ecumenical
all-embracing
uncontested
famous
notorious
existing
statutory
proclaimed
straight
backed
present
sincere
reasonable
OK'd
admissible
above board
square
pervading
identified
definite
sensible
overt
trustworthy
permissible
constitutional
self-confessed
logical
magisterial
best
cogent
convincing
preponderant
regnant
vouched for
licit
commonly accepted
generally accepted
stated
good
coherent
solid
widely recognized
ceremonious
explicit
conclusive
effective
plausible
rational
omnipresent
cleared
in style
in fashion
unlimited
pandemic
ex cathedra
precise
cosmopolitan
whole
signed and sealed
multinational
indestructible
within the law
diffuse
well-founded
all-over
undestroyable
all-inclusive
worldly
unrestricted
unremovable
astronomical
ex officio
well founded
widely believed
lamestream
empowered
canonic
central
self-proclaimed
core
contemporary
latest
extant
modern
allowable
open
certain
primary
legendary
famed
believed
strict
tralatitious
statutable
enrolled
qualified
seeded
eligible
nominated
perceived
mutual
voted for
regimented
express
net
realized
US
remembered
avowedly
asserted
sop
wont
done
val
in established usage
realised
UK
reigning
cashable
self-evident
axiomatic
circulating
embraced
united
like
pro forma
made official
bonafide
same old
ceremonialistic
formalistic
tried and trusted
noted
binding
reputed
infamous
superior
commanding
sovereign
standard operating procedure
playing it safe
in a rut
in the groove
according to Hoyle
honest
celebrated
intermutual
commutual
certifiable
sanctioned by law
by the book
going by the rules
indelible
stubborn
ineffaceable
trusted
afoot
contractual
veritable
actual
usable
commonest
returned
answered
complete
full
imperial
executive
mandatory
bureaucratic
departmental
administrative
notable
about
predominating
international
thorough
inclusive
unexpired
straightforward
conceded
unchallenged
carried
compendious
influential
operative
main
preponderating
principal
bruited about
making the rounds
doing the rounds
in general use
going around
in the air
talked of
panoramic
entire
encyclopedic
US
cyclopedic
tested
published
unsuspected
true-blue
legally acceptable
in effect
legally binding
permeating
embracive
on everyone's lips
aboveboard
straight-shooting
honest-to-goodness
truthful
upfront
for real
short-listed
tried
demonstrated
publicized
US
inescapable
omnibus
finest
greatest
unanimous
in-depth
encyclopaedic
UK
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