Thesaurus:lazy

THESAURUS

lazy

English

Adjective

Sense: unwilling to do work or make an effort

Synonyms

• lazy
• bone-idle
• idle
• indolent
• slothful
• work-shy
• sluggish

Antonyms

• active    [WS]
• diligent
• industrious    [WS]

See also

• laziness
• idler    [WS]
• doer    [WS]
• slow    [WS]
• shirk    [WS]

Further reading

• “683. inactivity” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “lazy” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.