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
Moore really sells the arc from her disappointment in Kaffee’s lackadaisical approach to the case at the film’s start to nearly fangirling over his prowess as a lawyer by the end.
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Eddie Mouradian, Vulture, 24 Feb. 2025
Joe Rogan’s Chats With Tech Moguls Rogan, known for his sprawling interests and wide array of guests, has often been criticized for his lackadaisical interviewing style and tendency to rarely push back on questionable claims.
—Dimitar 'mix' Mihov, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
In fact, her deadpan tone and lackadaisical manner were a lot like Laura’s.
—Hannah Gold, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
Pitino laid into his team after the Providence game for lackadaisical defense in the second half as the Red Storm relinquished a 19-point lead before Richmond’s late-game heroics.
—Ralph D. Russo, The Athletic, 5 Feb. 2025
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Eddie Mouradian, Vulture, 24 Feb. 2025
Joe Rogan’s Chats With Tech Moguls Rogan, known for his sprawling interests and wide array of guests, has often been criticized for his lackadaisical interviewing style and tendency to rarely push back on questionable claims.
—Dimitar 'mix' Mihov, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
In fact, her deadpan tone and lackadaisical manner were a lot like Laura’s.
—Hannah Gold, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
Pitino laid into his team after the Providence game for lackadaisical defense in the second half as the Red Storm relinquished a 19-point lead before Richmond’s late-game heroics.
—Ralph D. Russo, The Athletic, 5 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lackadaisical
Adjective
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When intentionally chosen, the right scent can even shift your mood—lifting you out of a listless haze or helping ease a frantic pace.—
Lauren Thomann,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Apr. 2025
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Maresca’s post-match insistence that the Frenchman’s struggles are not down to a lack of effort felt as feeble and unconvincing as the sum of his contribution over 45 listless first-half minutes.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Robbins was mostly Black, a place built by Black people who were tired of racial conflict in Chicago.—
D. Watkins,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
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Was Michelle ever tired of using the vibrator all the time in the show?—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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Enjoy a languid afternoon in the outdoor bathtub situated beneath a canopy of trees.—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
22 Mar. 2025
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For the first time since 1986, St. John’s won both the Big East regular and conference tournament championships; the Red Storm packed Madison Square Garden all season and brought pizazz back to a New York City college basketball scene that felt languid for decades.—
Sean Gregory,
TIME,
20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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King Charles cant get involved in Prince Harrys security woes: author Ingrid Seward, editor-in-chief of Majesty magazine and author of ‘My Mother and I,’ explains why the monarch is too exhausted to deal with his younger son’s ongoing court battle.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Factors like dehydration, sugar crashes, caffeine withdrawal and tolerance, and sleep cycle disruption can actually leave you more exhausted after an energy drink.—
Laura Dorwart,
Verywell Health,
4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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After seven episodes of pained teeth-gritting and wide-eyed astonishment, he’s found closure in confronting the man who killed his father (or not) and finding only a weak old guy too sickly to punch.—
Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
4 Apr. 2025
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Williams nails the paradox at the center of the show: As Molly’s body grows weaker, her self-possession grows stronger.—
Margaret Lyons,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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It is situated next to a sleepy mobile home park, some single-family home neighborhoods and the park.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Apr. 2025
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This delicious sleep aid comes in five different flavors: mint chocolate, hot cocoa, cinnamon chai, sleepy berry and rose.—
Bianca Salonga,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Lackadaisical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lackadaisical. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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