Synonyms and antonyms of Lazy or slow to act in British Thesaurus

lazy (adjective)

not willing to work or do any activity that needs effort

idle (adjective)

lazy

indolent (adjective)

formal lazy

shiftless (adjective)

lazy and not interested in anything

workshy (adjective)

British lazy

supine (adjective)

formal too lazy or afraid to deal with a problem that needs your attention

inert (adjective)

someone who is inert does nothing when they should be taking action

slothful (adjective)

mainly literary lazy

bone idle (adjective)

Britishinformal very lazy

someone can’t be bothered ()

used for saying that someone will not do something because they feel lazy or because it is too much effort

can’t be arsed (British)

Britishimpolite if you say you can’t be arsed to do something, you mean that you are feeling too lazy to do it

dilatory (adjective)

very formal slow to do or decide something

half-arsed (adjective)

Britishimpolite done in a careless or lazy way

idle (adjective)

not doing anything, when there are things that you should do

idly (adverb)

without doing anything

inactive (adjective)

not wanting to do anything

lackadaisical (adjective)

doing something in a lazy or careless way that shows that you are not really interested in it

slack (adjective)

not taking enough care to make sure that something is done well

tardy (adjective)

formal slow to do something

your (own) sweet time ()

if you take your own sweet time, or if you do something in your own sweet time, you take a long time to do it