as in listless
lacking bodily energy or motivation
feeling particularly lackadaisical in the summer heat, they lazily tossed a ball back and forth
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Recent Examples of lackadaisical
Some regard sociology as a gut major that caters to lackadaisical students.
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Wendy Nelson Espeland, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
The defense was lackadaisical at best, while the offense wasn’t much better.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2026
Some regard sociology as a gut major that caters to lackadaisical students.
—Wendy Nelson Espeland, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
With Minnesota leading by four and 1 minute, 10 seconds to play, Edwards got lackadaisical in his off-ball defense while guarding Chicago’s most potent scorer, Coby White.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 23 Jan. 2026
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Wendy Nelson Espeland, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
The defense was lackadaisical at best, while the offense wasn’t much better.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2026
Some regard sociology as a gut major that caters to lackadaisical students.
—Wendy Nelson Espeland, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
With Minnesota leading by four and 1 minute, 10 seconds to play, Edwards got lackadaisical in his off-ball defense while guarding Chicago’s most potent scorer, Coby White.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 23 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lackadaisical
Adjective
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The sort of listless displays that make supporters groan before halftime.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 Mar. 2026
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Just a few hours before his lineup looked listless and his management betrayed a lack of urgency, DeRosa also fondly regaled the media with an account of how late his team stayed in the clubhouse drinking and celebrating their win the night before.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
12 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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It’s been this way for far too long in the Bay State where independent voters are growing tired of this old act.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
19 Mar. 2026
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Sami’s hair and beard were gray, and his thick eyebrows arched over his tired walnut eyes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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As at Ha’s Snack Bar, the food is an elegant wallop of neon flavors, foregrounding the punctilious greenness of Vietnamese herbs and the languorous funk of organ meats and offcuts, but now there’s room to breathe, to relax a little, to take it all in, to linger.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
15 Feb. 2026
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Wicker, rattan, raffia, and marble make comfortable bedfellows, and all rooms have terraces with huge daybeds for languorous post-pilates reading sessions in the sun.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The Chiefs turned that spiritless first half into a 28-7 blowout Monday night against the Commanders, opening the second half with touchdown drives of 80, 75 and 94 yards.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
28 Oct. 2025
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From spiritless spirits to refusing to open up a bar tab, members of Generation Z are continuing to challenge alcohol traditions.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The oversized teddy bear of a man with the languid baritone, who speaks with the eloquence of a poet, the encouragement of a coach, and the comfort of a minister, came up in the legendary Night Hawk in the 1970s.—
Matthew Odam,
Austin American Statesman,
19 Mar. 2026
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Nancy Epstein, founder and chairman of the board at Artistic Tile, chose walls of a custom glass mosaic in a languid lily pad pattern for her home.—
Megan Johnson,
Architectural Digest,
12 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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De-stress on the daily Whether we're being sapped by parenting decisions, job hunting, health troubles or world weariness, many of us could use a charge to our internal battery, says clinical psychologist Enmanuel Mercedes, who counsels many (often exhausted) parents.—
Andee Tagle,
NPR,
19 Mar. 2026
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Death’s endless pursuit, her exhausted legs running away from his jaws.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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What can’t be easily seen or measured but can impact recovery as much as a weak muscle or stiff joint are the psychological aspects.—
Ian McMahan,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2026
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After the worst of it, a similar but weaker storm was forecast to bring more rain through this weekend.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The Lick On an otherwise unremarkable day, a young woman in a gray Chevy Impala pulled up to the front of a sprawling modern home in a sleepy Florida town.—
Alex Morris,
Rolling Stone,
19 Mar. 2026
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At that point, the parasite disrupts brain regions that regulate circadian rhythm, causing patients to become sleepy during the day and awake at night.—
Fran Kritz,
NPR,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Lackadaisical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lackadaisical. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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