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
George Pickens could be under spotlight again After a week of noise that saw Cowboys receiver George Pickens draw a lot of criticism for his lackadaisical performance against the Detroit Lions, his numbers don’t look much better coming out of Sunday night’s second consecutive loss.
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Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Dec. 2025
From the Alcaraz perspective, this was yet another warning to the chasing pack that even an elite player playing to their absolute best level is still not enough, as well as a rejoinder to his at-times lackadaisical end-of-season performances in recent years.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
Sorry to all the girlies who are lackadaisical about leaving home and would rather rub their feet together in bed.
—Essence, 5 Sep. 2025
Patience is the hallmark of Chinese operators, but the other side of this story is the lackadaisical attitude toward security that remains all too common among Western IT managers.
—Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
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Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Dec. 2025
From the Alcaraz perspective, this was yet another warning to the chasing pack that even an elite player playing to their absolute best level is still not enough, as well as a rejoinder to his at-times lackadaisical end-of-season performances in recent years.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
Sorry to all the girlies who are lackadaisical about leaving home and would rather rub their feet together in bed.
—Essence, 5 Sep. 2025
Patience is the hallmark of Chinese operators, but the other side of this story is the lackadaisical attitude toward security that remains all too common among Western IT managers.
—Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lackadaisical
Adjective
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Data released earlier this week further confirmed the listless state of the broader labor market.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
8 Jan. 2026
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One was a listless, underweight female goat with no appetite.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
23 Dec. 2025
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Benin is the birthplace of voodoo, a religion far more complex than the tired tropes of straw dolls and pins.—
Caitlin Gunther,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Jan. 2026
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The show premiered over Thanksgiving weekend, when people were tired and full and bored (and probably also horny), and countered our world’s unceasing badness with its world’s buoyant sweetness.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
12 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The album took soul and gospel cues from his first record and extended them into languorous jams.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
14 Oct. 2025
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As the days grow shorter and darker, and temperatures drop, there’s nothing quite like knowing there’s a warm, welcoming bed awaiting you at home to usher in a cozy night’s sleep, and long, languorous mornings when time allows.—
Hannah Coates,
Vogue,
2 Oct. 2025
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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
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The season-two footage that’s been released teases its languid pace and warm, inviting environments all over again — much of season one was spent tracking Frieren’s slow gait through the natural world — punctuated by moments of magical action.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
1 Jan. 2026
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Just around the bend was an entire tangle of them—mothers with babies, juveniles mock-charging each other, a languid patriarch on his back.—
Matt Ortile,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 Dec. 2025
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This stellar remnant is a white dwarf, the exhausted stellar core left over when a star around the same mass as the sun runs out of the fuel for nuclear fusion and sheds its outer layers.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, an exhausted fan base watches on.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
12 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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New orders contracted for a fourth month and export bookings remained weak, based on the ISM data.—
Reade Pickert Bloomberg,
Arkansas Online,
6 Jan. 2026
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Getting too little of either can lead to weak, brittle bones, and too much can also cause problems (like kidney stones or nausea).—
T'Keyah Bazin,
Verywell Health,
6 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Time hits differently on the Aeolians, particularly on sleepy Salina, whose volcanic slopes are carpeted in wild capers and whose lava-houses and fishing villages appear cantilevered over the cliffs, with views of a smoking Stromboli.—
Rosalyn Wikeley,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 Jan. 2026
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January may be a bit sleepy, but HBO Max is trying its best to supplement with a one-two punch of returning seasons of The Pitt and Industry.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Lackadaisical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lackadaisical. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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