as in listless
lacking bodily energy or motivation
feeling particularly lackadaisical in the summer heat, they lazily tossed a ball back and forth
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Recent Examples of lackadaisical
Turmoil and lackadaisical effort created a negative narrative around the team.
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Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
The first one was a bit painful, as McCabe failed to take away the passing lane on the initial breakout pass, and Rielly was too lackadaisical and failed to get his stick in the shooting lane.
—Kevin Papetti, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
And finally, Maxey reportedly called him out in a team meeting for his lack of conditioning and lackadaisical play.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 28 Nov. 2024
Performances such as Wednesday’s, where the Bucks are locked in from the start and focused on their goals for a full 48 minutes, are what has made the team’s lackadaisical outings against teams destined for the NBA Draft lottery so disappointing this season.
—Eric Nehm, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
The first one was a bit painful, as McCabe failed to take away the passing lane on the initial breakout pass, and Rielly was too lackadaisical and failed to get his stick in the shooting lane.
—Kevin Papetti, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
And finally, Maxey reportedly called him out in a team meeting for his lack of conditioning and lackadaisical play.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 28 Nov. 2024
Performances such as Wednesday’s, where the Bucks are locked in from the start and focused on their goals for a full 48 minutes, are what has made the team’s lackadaisical outings against teams destined for the NBA Draft lottery so disappointing this season.
—Eric Nehm, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lackadaisical
Adjective
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Looking Ahead: After looking listless and broken for almost all of calendar year 2025, Cincinnati has ripped off a three-game winning streak to resuscitate its at-large hopes.—
Jim Root,
The Athletic,
13 Feb. 2025
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The result — final scores crept into the 200s during what were essentially listless scrimmages (last year's final tally was 211-186).—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
13 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Markets grow tired of tariff changes U.S. stocks tumbled Thursday on tariff flip-flop fatigue.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
7 Mar. 2025
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Sleep deprivation comes with real costs Chronic sleep deprivation does more than leave people tired.—
Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse,
The Conversation,
7 Mar. 2025
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Such languorous scenes led one of my friends, a seasoned war reporter, to remark that the film was short on action, and its pace is undeniably slower than the typical war documentary.—
Simon Shuster,
TIME,
14 Feb. 2025
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Steeped in the pleasantly lazy atmosphere of the title setting, the film is languorous, but not long.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
25 Jan. 2025
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Dance sections lacked charm; lyric passages were spiritless; the klezmer episodes in the third movement were strictly goyish.—
Alex Ross,
The New Yorker,
9 Dec. 2024
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Yet the club dropped the contest in spiritless fashion, 6-2.—
Julian McWilliams,
BostonGlobe.com,
12 Aug. 2023
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This more logistical plot thread proves surprisingly languid for a such a nanoscopic feature, but Kang plays with its withdrawn qualities in fascinating ways.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
19 Feb. 2025
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Martin, ever elegant but rarely a wildly expressive actor, could perhaps do with showing a bit more emotional urgency here to sharpen the interplay with Tom, especially in this naturally languid seaside backdrop.—
Nicolas Rapold,
Deadline,
16 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Over time, this pattern can leave you emotionally exhausted and constantly walking on eggshells to prevent upsetting them.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Hackman was busy in the 1970s — his work also included the disaster film The Poseidon Adventure (1972) and a French Connection sequel — and the regimen left him exhausted.—
Duane Byrge,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Similarly, 5GHz signals were strong in the central areas but became weaker in the garage, the den, and the kitchen area.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
11 Mar. 2025
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As the market sell-off gains steam, a handful of quality stocks could outperform and buck the broader weak trend for equities, according to Bernstein.—
Brian Evans,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2025
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Stay Here: Christian Louboutin’s Vermelho (a Relais & Châteaux property in the sleepy village of Melides) is a true visual feast.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
10 Mar. 2025
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Eco-friendly boutique shops, trendy coffee spots, and cafes selling poke bowls have also popped up throughout the sleepy coastal town.—
Katie Lockhart,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Lackadaisical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lackadaisical. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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