laziness
The word “laziness” has 3 syllables: la-zi-ness
It's pronounced as /ˈleɪ.zi.nəs/
What is synonym and antonym for laziness?
In the thesaurus, “laziness” has 49 synonyms and 32 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for laziness along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for laziness
- apathy
- dallying
- dilatoriness
- do-nothingness
- dormancy
- dreaminess
- drowsiness
- dullness
- faineance
- faineancy
- goldbricking
- heaviness
- idleness
- inactivity
- indolence
- inertia
- inertness
- lackadaisicalness
- languidness
- languor
- languorousness
- lassitude
- laxness
- leadenness
- leisureliness
- lethargy
- listlessness
- loafing
- lolling
- lounging
- neglectfulness
- negligence
- otioseness
- otiosity
- passivity
- remissness
- shiftlessness
- slackness
- sleepiness
- sloth
- slothfulness
- slowness
- sluggishness
- stolidity
- supineness
- tardiness
- torpescence
- torpidness
- weariness
Antonyms for laziness
- action
- activity
- ambition
- animation
- assiduity
- assiduousness
- briskness
- diligence
- drive
- energy
- enterprise
- exuberance
- go
- hard work
- hustle
- industriousness
- industry
- initiative
- jazziness
- life
- liveliness
- lustiness
- pep
- peppiness
- perseverance
- robustness
- sprightliness
- vibrancy
- vigor
- vim
- vitality
- vivacity
Meanings of laziness
- noun
- The quality of being lazy.
Example Sentences
- His laziness kept him from finishing the project on time.
- Laziness can be a major obstacle to success.
- She blamed her poor grades on laziness, not ability.
- Overcoming laziness takes discipline and motivation.
- Their constant laziness frustrated the entire team.
On this page you'll find 81 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to laziness, such as: action, activity, ambition, animation, apathy, assiduity, assiduousness.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
Related Words
dallying
- aestivating
- ambling
- amorous
- amusing
- apathetic
- apathy
- arch
- asleep on the job
- backward
- behindhand
- bumming
- careless
- cavorting
- chilling
- comatose
- come-hither
- come-on
- coquetting
- coquettish
- courting
- coy
- crawling
- creeping
- dabbling
- dalliance
- dawdling
- decelerating
- delaying
- deliberate
- delighting
- diddling
- dilatory
- dillydallying
- directionless
- disporting
- diverting
- dozing
- dragging
- droning
- dropping behind
- drowsy
- dull
- easing
- entertaining
- enticing
- estivating
- falling behind
- filibustering
- flagging
- flightiness
- flippancy
- flirting
- flirty
- flummery
- folly
- fooling
- fooling around
- footling
- fribble
- frippery
- frisking
- frisky
- frivoling
- frivolling
- frivolousness
- frolicking
- fun
- furloughing
- futile
- gaiety
- gamboling
- gambolling
- game
- giddiness
- goldbricking
- good-for-nothing
- hanging
- hanging about
- hanging fire
- heavy-footed
- hibernating
- idle
- idleness
- idling
- inactive
- inattentive
- inching
- incompetent
- indifferent
- indolence
- indolent
- inert
- inertia
- jest
- jesting
- joking
- joshing
- kicking around
- kicking back
- kidding
- killing time
- kittenish
- lackadaisical
- laggard
- lagging
- lallygagging
- languid
- languor
- languorous
- lassitude
- late
- lax
- laziness
- lazing
- lazy
- lazying
- leading on
- leisurely
- lethargic
- lethargy
- levity
- libidinous
- lifeless
- lightheartedness
- lightness
- lingering
- listless
- listlessness
- loafing
- loitering
- lolling
- lollygagging
- lounging
- lumbering
- malingering
- manipulating
- marking time
- mashing
- measured
- messing
- messing around
- monkeying
- moping
- moratory
- moseying
- mucking
- neglectful
- negligent
- nonsense
- out of it
- passive
- piddling
- play
- playing
- pleasing
- plodding
- pokey
- poking
- poky
- procrastinating
- puerility
- putting off
- putting on
- rambling
- razzing
- recreating
- relaxing
- remiss
- resting
- ribbing
- rollicking
- romping
- sauntering
- screwing around
- shallowness
- shiftless
- shiftlessness
- shilly-shallying
- shuffling
- skylarking
- slack
- sleepy
- sloth
- slothful
- slow
- slow-footed
- slow-moving
- slowing
- sluggish
- sluggishness
- snail-like
- snail-paced
- snaillike
- snoozy
- somnolent
- spoony
- sport
- sporting
- sportive
- staggering
- stalling
- stringing along
- strolling
- superficiality
- supine
- supineness
- swanning
- tardy
- tarrying
- teasing
- temporizing
- time-wasting
- tired
- torpid
- toying
- trifling
- triviality
- truanting
- unambitious
- unconcerned
- unenergetic
- unhasty
- unhurried
- unindustrious
- unmotivated
- unpersevering
- unready
- vamping
- vegging out
- volatility
- weary
- whimsicality
- whimsy
- wooing
- worthless
idleness
- abandonment
- abeyance
- apathy
- dallying
- dawdling
- desertion
- desuetude
- dilly-dallying
- disuse
- dormancy
- droning
- goldbricking
- goof-off time
- hibernation
- inaction
- inactivity
- indolence
- inertia
- inertness
- joblessness
- languor
- lassitude
- latency
- laze
- laziness
- lazing
- leisure
- lethargy
- listlessness
- loafing
- loitering
- lolling
- lounging
- neglect
- nonaction
- otiosity
- own sweet time
- pottering
- quiescence
- shiftlessness
- sleepiness
- sloth
- slothfulness
- slouch
- slowness
- sluggishness
- stupor
- supineness
- time to burn
- time to kill
- time-wasting
- torpidity
- torpor
- trifling
- truancy
- unemployment
- vegetating
pallidness
- anemia
- apathy
- bloodlessness
- boringness
- colorlessness
- drabness
- dreariness
- dullness
- dulness
- flatness
- flavorlessness
- greenishness
- greenness
- impassivity
- inactivity
- indolence
- innocuousness
- insipidity
- insipidness
- jejuneness
- languidness
- languor
- laziness
- lethargy
- lifelessness
- limpness
- listlessness
- lividness
- paleness
- pallor
- pastiness
- sallowness
- sickness
- sleepiness
- sluggishness
- spiritlessness
- tediousness
- tedium
- torpidity
- torpor
- uninterestingness
- vapidity
- vapidness
- wanness
- weariness
- whiteness
vapidity
- anemia
- apathy
- aridity
- blandness
- bloodlessness
- boredom
- colorlessness
- commonplaceness
- drabness
- dreariness
- dryness
- dullness
- dulness
- familiarity
- flatness
- flavorlessness
- impassivity
- inactivity
- indolence
- innocuousness
- insipidity
- insipidness
- jejuneness
- languidness
- languor
- laziness
- lethargy
- lifelessness
- limpness
- listlessness
- pallidness
- routine
- sameness
- sleepiness
- slowness
- sluggishness
- spiritlessness
- staleness
- sterileness
- sterility
- stodginess
- tediousness
- tedium
- torpidity
- torpor
- uninterestingness
- vapidness
- washiness
- wateriness
- weariness
vapidness
- anemia
- apathy
- aridity
- blandness
- bloodlessness
- boredom
- colorlessness
- commonplaceness
- drabness
- dreariness
- dryness
- dullness
- dulness
- familiarity
- flatness
- flavorlessness
- impassivity
- inactivity
- indolence
- innocuousness
- insipidity
- insipidness
- jejuneness
- languidness
- languor
- laziness
- lethargy
- lifelessness
- limpness
- listlessness
- pallidness
- routine
- sameness
- sleepiness
- slowness
- sluggishness
- spiritlessness
- staleness
- sterileness
- sterility
- stodginess
- tediousness
- tedium
- torpidity
- torpor
- uninterestingness
- vapidity
- washiness
- wateriness
- weariness