LAZYISH Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

lazyish

adjective

Definition of lazyish

as in sluggish

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Adjective

Back to the here and now, and PSG have made a sluggish start to their domestic campaign, picking up just two points from their opening three Ligue 1 games.

— Tom Burrows, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Despite his slow, ambling movement, Lee is always one step ahead of other cops, even in a foot chase where both men run at a shambling, sluggish pace.

— Jake Cole, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of sluggish

Adjective

The national committee has faced a host of criticism from other Democrats for its lethargic fundraising, including calls for DNC Chair Ken Martin to step down that have so far gone unheeded.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2026
So keep an eye our for habit changes and call a veterinarian if a cat stops eating, becomes lethargic, vomits, appears weak or develops yellowing around the eyes, gums or skin.

— Lauren Paige Richeson, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of lethargic

Adjective

Booksellers like Payne typically post their holdings on multiple websites, such as AbeBooks, Alibris, Amazon, and Biblio, with Alibris widely considered to be the sleepiest revenue stream of the bunch.

— Francesca Mancino, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2026
For most of their lives, the tracks were a sleepy industrial bypass known as the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway.

— John Lippert, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of sleepy

Adjective

But nice photography is not a sturdy enough basis for a narrative film, as so many lovely but inert art-house movies have shown us in recent years.

— Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026
Everything Pasch needed to turn it into a television broadcast was rendered completely inert.

— Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of inert

Adjective

In the last 25 years, the American electorate has become more polarized, distrustful, and apathetic.

— Michael E. Neagle, Hartford Courant, 8 Sep. 2026
So far, ordinary Iranians are bearing the brunt and feeling apathetic, meaning surviving leaders, for now, might face a lower risk of an uprising.

— Scott Peterson, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of apathetic

Adjective

Experts believe the volcano is currently in a quiescent state, but researchers monitor it around the clock.

— Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
For galaxies with a quiescent supermassive black hole, astronomers measure how quickly the stars tightly packed near the center of the galaxy are traveling.

— Mary Ogborn, The Conversation, 25 June 2026

Definition of quiescent

Adjective

Allergy drugs can ease those symptoms and make people drowsy, potentially offering relief from insomnia.

— Kara Smythe, EverydayHealth.com, 15 May 2026
Fleets that deployed the company's AI dash cams, which detect drowsy or distracted driving, saw a 73% reduction in accidents after 30 months, according to company data from more than 2,600 customers.

— TIME Contributors, Time, 29 Apr. 2026

Definition of drowsy

Adjective

Marty Zweben Palos Verdes Estates Time for change The Dodgers look completely listless, and waiting for slumping veterans like Teoscar Hernández and Kyle Tucker to snap out of it is a losing strategy.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
Berterame started up front along with Luis Suarez, but the duo were unable to find the back of the net in a listless first half that remained scoreless as the teams headed to intermission.

— Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of listless

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