lazed

verb

past tense of laze
as in lounged
to spend time doing nothing the kind of sultry August day that makes you want to do nothing but laze

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Recent Examples of lazed The pigs that would soon enough become lunch lazed in the compost-pile mud in front of a five-star-hotel-worthy view of the Cretan Sea. — Shannon McMahon, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 July 2026 Further on, sandy-colored cows lazed in the mid-morning sun. — Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lazed
  1. lounged
  2. rested
  3. strolled
  4. relaxed
  5. chilled
  6. dawdled
  7. idled
  8. lolled
Verb
  • Laughing, smoking cigarettes, and sipping bottles of Red Stripe, numerous packs of Black folks lounged around the joint.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Emily Ratajkowski lounged on a beach in Spain with her 5-year-old son Sylvester Apollo Bear wearing a tiny animal print bikini.
    — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 23 July 2026
Definition of lounged
Verb
  • Both teams rested their starters to stay healthy for the regular season.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Flintoff, Paddy McGuinness and Chris Harris hosted the show before it was rested.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of rested
Verb
  • The couple strolled through Hampstead with their two dogs in tow.
    — Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Just last week, Minnesota strolled into San Francisco, delivered a clinical beatdown and strutted off the floor like brash royalty, reminding the peasants of their place.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of strolled
Verb
  • For example, the customs around attire at the theater have relaxed quite a bit.
    — Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026
  • In one photo, Osbourne relaxed on a lounge chair in a leopard-print one-piece swimsuit while soaking up the sun.
    — Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of relaxed
Verb
  • Both mirrors are kept cold, chilled to about 19 degrees Fahrenheit (-7 degrees Celsius), to prevent heat from the telescope itself from interfering with observations, according to NASA.
    — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Meanwhile, Garrity's former support of data centers chilled to the point of her calling for a moratorium on their development.
    — Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of chilled
Verb
  • But, lucky for anyone who dawdled, many of the deals are still active.
    — Adam Campbell-Schmitt, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 June 2026
  • Flight attendants turned into drill sergeants, barking at passengers who flouted mask rules or dawdled too long eating that snack with the mask off.
    — Thomas Black, Twin Cities, 21 Dec. 2025
Definition of dawdled
Verb
  • When a power outage knocked out a third of San Francisco’s traffic lights last December, at least 60 Waymos abruptly idled mid-road, causing severe gridlock and delays.
    — Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The former home of Belden had a commercial use in recent years and idled for six years before being acquired by his group.
    — Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of idled
Verb
  • The break was long and torturous for fans but clearly restorative for Styles, who lolled in the Italian countryside with Alessandro Michele, bonded with a new niece, and found himself unassumingly among the masses in the Vatican when the conclave elected Pope Leo XIV last June.
    — Michelle Ruiz, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Ted, Janey and I lolled on an old carpet in the back.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2025
Definition of lolled

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“Lazed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lazed. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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