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Synonyms for laziness

noun

indolence, slothfulness, sloth, lethargy, inactivity, slackness, sluggishness, dullness, lackadaisicalness, torpidness, heaviness, inertia, inertness, drowsiness, supineness, passivity, languor, languidness, languorousness, laggardliness, listlessness, otiosity, otioseness, laxness, negligence, sleepiness, neglectfulness, remissness, dullness, stupidity, dormancy, torpescence, leadenness, dreaminess, weariness, apathy, stolidity, somnolence, somnolency, somnolescence, indifference, unconcern, laggardness, dilatoriness, tardiness, shiftlessness, deliberateness, leisureliness, procrastination; see also idleness 1.

Antonyms action*, promptitude, agility.

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noun

The quality or state of being lazy:

idleness, indolence, shiftlessness, sloth, slothfulness, sluggardness, sluggishness. (Informal) do-nothingism. See industrious

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