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lazy

lazy

355 1.0
Not willing to work or make an effort
  • adjective
  • /ˈleɪ.zi/
translation icon : perezoso
  • Many teachers think these students are lazy and don't care when, actually, they care a great deal.
  • too lazy to work
  • too lazy
  • lazy and incompetent

Well, one day we got lazy and we didn't clean up.

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Examples

  • Before that point, would people have called you lazy or unmotivated?

  • What is one thing in your lazy routine that you do?

  • And then I become lazy and all that.

  • I still remember, nice guy, a little lazy, but fun.

  • I do it on my lazy days.

  • I never wrote a book because I'm too lazy to write books.

  • I mean, there are people that are lazy, but that's a choice.

  • It's not that he's lazy, he's just lost.

  • If you're weak or lazy, you ain't making the team.

  • On weekends, I often feel lazy and just want to relax at home.

Synonyms

unmotivated
vslazy
8 4.4

Not feeling interest or energy to do something

is unwillingness to work but focuses on lack of drive not choice
shiftless
vslazy
  • Offensive
5 8.4

A person who is lazy and unwilling to work or try

is more general unwillingness rather than specific lack of drive
lackadaisical
vslazy
5 8.6

Showing little energy or interest and doing things slowly and carelessly

is about low energy and care rather than deliberate refusal to work
slothful
vslazy
4 7.2

Not willing to work and often inactive

is broader common term for unwillingness to exert effort
indolent
vslazy
2 8.0

Not wanting to work or try hard

is general unwillingness to use energy rather than specific habitual avoidance
bone-idle
vslazy
  • Offensive
1 9.1

Very lazy and not willing to do any work or help

is the common term that covers milder reluctance to act
otiose
vslazy
  • Literature
9.9

Unwilling to work or help

is the common everyday word rather than formal or rare
bone-lazy
vslazy
  • Offensive
7.9

Not willing to do any work most of the time

is the milder general word for reluctance to use energy
faineant
vslazy
  • Archaic
9.9

Not willing to work or make effort

is the everyday expression rather than this rare formal label
work-shy
vslazy
  • UK
8.5

Not willing to do a job or make an effort

is the neutral term for unwillingness without active avoidance
loungy
vslazy
  • Informal
8.1

Tending to be lazy and preferring to sit or rest instead of move

is the common word for unwillingness to work rather than lounging habit
nondiligent
vslazy
7.2

Not giving enough care or effort when doing tasks

is broader unwillingness rather than specific failure to be careful
slobbish
vslazy
  • Informal
8.1

Acting untidy and lazy, often leaving rooms and dishes messy

is the general term for unwillingness without necessarily untidiness

Antonyms

664 1.0

Operating now and not stopped

93 1.6

Full of energy and active

17 3.3

Working hard and carefully to complete tasks

Compounds

2 4.2

A round tray that turns on a table so people can reach food

bone-lazy
  • Offensive
7.9

Not willing to do any work most of the time

lazy daisy stitch
  • Specialized
9.7

A sewing way to make small loops like flower petals on cloth

lazy fat-ass
  • Offensive
9.9

A rude name for someone seen as lazy and very overweight

How Lazy

slothful
4 7.2
indolent
2 8.0
lazy
355 1.0
unmotivated
8 4.4
idle
57 2.8

Surface Forms

lazy positive
lazier comparative
laziest superlative

Etymology

Lazy comes from the idea of the verb laze, which means 'to rest' or 'be idle'. So, someone who 'lazes' about does not want to work or use energy, which is why lazy means unwilling to work.