as in inertia
an inclination not to do work or engage in activities
although she often talks about ambitious household projects, nothing even gets started because of her chronic laziness
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Recent Examples of laziness
Fraud is a symptom of bubbles, but so is laziness.
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Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2025
In the end, though, Black Phone 2’s relationship to Nightmare on Elm Street feels less like plagiarism than narrative laziness — but if the Grabber returns in a few years to fight Jason Voorhees, Freddy might want to consult a lawyer.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
What started as the follow-up to D’Angelo’s 1995 platinum debut, Brown Sugar (written and recorded entirely by D’Angelo in his mother’s house in Richmond, Virginia), became five years of study at Soul University, complete with classes, pranks, gossip and equal amounts of discipline and laziness.
—Touré, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
To Gregg, taking extra bathroom trips or using the far printer aren’t simply a matter of laziness.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2025
Also true, however, is that a certain laziness now attends DiCaprio’s work onscreen.
—Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2025
Slackers aren’t a monolith, these films suggest, and their creed is more than just a hipster variant of laziness.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2025
Track the effort paradox in your own results, practice strategic laziness by focusing only on what matters, choose clarity over activity, recognize exhaustion as your enemy not your edge, and protect restoration time as innovation fuel.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
While critics accuse Gen Z of laziness or entitlement, Glassdoor’s findings paint a more nuanced picture.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2025
In the end, though, Black Phone 2’s relationship to Nightmare on Elm Street feels less like plagiarism than narrative laziness — but if the Grabber returns in a few years to fight Jason Voorhees, Freddy might want to consult a lawyer.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
What started as the follow-up to D’Angelo’s 1995 platinum debut, Brown Sugar (written and recorded entirely by D’Angelo in his mother’s house in Richmond, Virginia), became five years of study at Soul University, complete with classes, pranks, gossip and equal amounts of discipline and laziness.
—Touré, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
To Gregg, taking extra bathroom trips or using the far printer aren’t simply a matter of laziness.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2025
Also true, however, is that a certain laziness now attends DiCaprio’s work onscreen.
—Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2025
Slackers aren’t a monolith, these films suggest, and their creed is more than just a hipster variant of laziness.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2025
Track the effort paradox in your own results, practice strategic laziness by focusing only on what matters, choose clarity over activity, recognize exhaustion as your enemy not your edge, and protect restoration time as innovation fuel.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
While critics accuse Gen Z of laziness or entitlement, Glassdoor’s findings paint a more nuanced picture.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for laziness
inertia
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Where the first half of the 1600 conversation explored how young men are drifting toward the right through grievance, alienation and algorithmic content, this installment challenges Democrats to confront their own inertia.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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American inertia has become a global liability.—
John Wihbey,
Time,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Laziness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laziness. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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