LETHARGICALLY Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

lethargically

adverb

Definition of lethargically

as in lazily

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Recent Examples of lethargically Auger-Aliassime was moving lethargically, not showing a lot of energy, dumping water on his head during changeovers to cool down. — Lukas Weese, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026 Cells divide lethargically, which slows the closing of cuts and healing of bruises. — T.m. Brown, CNN Money, 26 June 2026 For minimal pay, the démineurs face death daily, lethargically; their work is so methodical, and its payoff so distant, that no one really celebrates them. — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025

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The stranger approached the store owner, a stout man waving a rattan fan lazily at his face while sitting at the till.

— Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
Demis Hassabis has made the same point more bluntly, cautioning that using AI lazily can actually make people worse at critical thinking.

— Ted Ladd, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of lazily

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Momentarily reaching to control color wheels, tap out a new melody in a music app's UI, or manipulate a video timeline makes more sense than idly scrolling through webpages or other content for extended periods.

— Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026
Even though a meaningful attempt at reform is still years away and universal health care in any form might seem like a progressive pipe dream, the industry is not sitting idly by.

— Dylan Scott, Vox, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of idly

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Arriving a week before Christmas, Mark halfheartedly tries to pull together a celebration for Bobby, but fate intervenes when the Seversons meet the Kringles, a family that celebrates the holiday year-round.

— Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 29 Oct. 2026
When Oscar halfheartedly tries to throw a ball into one of the set’s prop cubes and improbably makes the shot, the whole set goes joyously nuts, with the performers leaping up to embrace him and cavort around him.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of halfheartedly

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The Bulls moved sluggishly on defense, failing to show their hands or create the basic pressure required to speed up an opponent.

— Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2026
San Antonio's offense started sluggishly in two previous home games, but rolled to season highs for points in any quarter and half with 39 points in the first period and 80 by halftime.

— CBS News, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

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