LANGUIDLY Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

languidly

adverb

Definition of languidly

as in lazily

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Recent Examples of languidly Over these images, two voices languidly recite what sounds like a roleplaying script, in which a desperate girl appeals to her grandpa for money. — Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 11 July 2026 The Guadalupe is calm now, flowing languidly as families can be seen splashing in the cool waters. — Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026 There's something romantic about the sight of flowers languidly cascading over the sides of pots. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2026 Melbourne, Australia — An ungainly barrel of a shark cruising languidly over a barren seabed far too deep for the sun's rays to illuminate was an unexpected sight. — CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026 Her game is languidly devastating. — Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026 Gainsbourg sits at the wheel of the car, languidly turning the wheel in a green velvet Saint Laurent jacket and a pair of shades, before climbing up onto the seats to let the breeze fly through her hair. — Liam Hess, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025 Dimension 20 airs its actual play in neater, more digestible two-hour episodes, as opposed to playing out languidly in real-time like Critical Role. — Dana Reboe, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for languidly

Adverb

Unlike Mamdani, whom Platner has often been lazily compared to, and who wielded social media to novel and wildly fruitful ends, Platner is not as much of a digital native, and is a far less polished poster.

— Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 15 July 2026
This 469-mile parkway lazily meanders through the Appalachian Highlands in Virginia and the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina.

— Josh Laskin, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026

Definition of lazily

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The 1962 film version featured a more innocent family with a daughter who’s presexual and thus a naïve object of lust for Robert Mitchum’s casually lascivious Cady.

— Scott Tobias, Vulture, 17 July 2026
In a video that’s racking up millions of views online, a curious bear strolled up to a golf cart at Golden Eagle Golf Club in Pitt Meadows, British Columbia, helped itself to a player's golf bag, then casually dragged it away from the tee box.

— Lauren Paige Richeson, USA Today, 17 July 2026

Definition of casually

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Every once in a while a crow calls, but there’s not much structure to it, with the sounds listlessly bouncing off the walls imposed by the five-minute runtimes instead of cohering into a rhythm.

— Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 6 July 2026
There’s no way to stop parents from allowing their children to stare listlessly at a screen, but state lawmakers, school board members, administrators and teachers can impact what goes on during the school day.

— Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 24 June 2026

Definition of listlessly

Adverb

Every Sunday, Jesse Minter strode wearily onto a red-eye flight at Los Angeles International Airport for a trip back to Baltimore, where the work week awaited.

— Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 12 May 2026
If the power comes flickering on for a few precious hours in the middle of the night, that’s when Cubans now rise to wearily cook and iron clothes.

— Patrick Oppmann, CNN Money, 7 Mar. 2026

Definition of wearily

Adverb

The show’s interests are theoretically in a nuclear family gradually coming back together, though even that theme is halfheartedly pursued.

— Alison Herman, Variety, 16 July 2026
At least four officers stood by during the assaults, while two others halfheartedly attempted to break them up.

— Jason Henry, Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026

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