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slothful

adjective

not easily aroused to action or work

his overly lax managerial style has resulted in a department that is slothful and unproductive

Synonyms of slothful

idle, indolent, lazy, shiftless

Words Related to slothful

Near Antonyms of slothful

ambitious, diligent, enterprising, zealous

Antonyms of slothful

industrious

lazy, indolent, slothful mean not easily aroused to activity. lazy suggests a disinclination to work or to take trouble.

indolent suggests a love of ease and a dislike of movement or activity.

slothful implies a temperamental inability to act promptly or speedily when action or speed is called for.

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