lazier

ADJECTIVE

inactive, sluggish

Synonyms

STRONGEST

apathetic careless dull inattentive indifferent lackadaisical lethargic passive sleepy tired weary

WEAK

asleep on the job comatose dallying dilatory drowsy flagging idle indolent inert laggard lagging languid languorous lifeless loafing neglectful out of it procrastinating remiss shiftless slack slothful slow slow-moving snoozy somnolent supine tardy torpid trifling unconcerned unenergetic unindustrious unpersevering unready

Antonyms

STRONGEST

activated active attentive careful caring concerned energetic fresh interested lively vivacious

WEAK

diligent hard-working industrious

Example Sentences

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In an email, Cal Poly spokesperson Matt Lazier said the university had no comment because “this is a pending legal matter.”

From Seattle Times • Jan. 18, 2024

Lazier said students in the photographs would not be expelled because of their constitutional right to free speech.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2018

Julius Lazier was a granite peddler in the Hill District and could not afford music lessons for his precocious daughter.

From Washington Times • Feb. 3, 2015

“I think what happened with San Diego was a blessing, in that it really came out of the blue, so everybody rallied to help it survive,” said Carol Lazier, who replaced Ms. Cohn as president.

From New York Times • Aug. 31, 2014

Lazier investors piled into collateralized debt obligations on the strength of their triple-A seal of approval.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2010