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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lazier

What concerns him isn’t the tool itself so much as what it could let a lazier version of himself get away with.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

Use her ajvar recipe without adjustment, or opt for my lazier route, and stash containers of lutenitsa in the freezer.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 8, 2023

The other excuses he's been puking up are even lazier.

From Salon ● Jun. 29, 2023

Do our heroes become lazier as our realities become harder?

From New York Times ● Apr. 5, 2022

The sound of the waves was even lazier, more drawn out than at noon.

From "The Stranger" by Albert Camus

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