Another word for laziness | Synonyms for laziness

Another word for laziness

laziness Synonyms

laziness

n.

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.

Search Thesaurus

WEBSTER’S NEW WORLD® ROGET’S A-Z THESAURUS by Charlton Laird and the editors of Webster’s New World dictionaries. Copyright © 1999 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Link/Cite

Link to this page

Cite this page

MLA Style

"Laziness." YourDictionary. LoveToKnow. thesaurus.yourdictionary.com/LAZINESS.

APA Style

Laziness. (n.d.). In YourDictionary. Retrieved from https://thesaurus.yourdictionary.com/LAZINESS

Powered by Bibliography.com

Another word for laziness

noun

The quality or state of being lazy:

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

Roget's II: The New Thesaurus Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Link/Cite

Link to this page

Cite this page

MLA Style

"Laziness." YourDictionary. LoveToKnow. thesaurus.yourdictionary.com/LAZINESS.

APA Style

Laziness. (n.d.). In YourDictionary. Retrieved from https://thesaurus.yourdictionary.com/LAZINESS

Powered by Bibliography.com

SentencesSentence examples

Sentence Examples

Some of it was laziness: I didn't want to prepare different meals for different family members.
Pure laziness is one of the most common reasons for going to bed with remnants still lingering on the eyes and lips.
In each episode, Sportacus must help the citizens of Lazy Town overcome the desire for laziness and junk food.
Don't allow carelessness or laziness to force you to replace items sooner than what is truly necessary.
What was once seen as laziness and lack of motivation on the child's part has begun in the early 2000s to be recognized as a medical condition that can be corrected or modified through psychotherapy.

Related

5 Things You Should Never Say to Your BFF, Mother or Boss

Also Mentioned In

WORDS NEAR laziness IN THE THESAURUS