dilatory

Main Entry:
dilatory [dil-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: procrastinating
Synonyms: backward, behindhand, dallying, delaying, deliberate, laggard, late, lax, lazy, leisurely, lingering, loitering, moratory, neglectful, negligent, putting off, remiss, slack, slow, sluggish, snail-like, tardy, tarrying, time-wasting, unhasty, unhurried
Antonyms: diligent, eager, enthusiastic, hard-working, ready, zealous
Main Entry: late
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: not on time
Synonyms: backward, behind, behind time, behindhand, belated, blown, delayed, dilatory, eleventh-hour, gone, held up, hung up, in a bind, in the lurch, jammed, lagging, last-minute, missed the boat, out of luck, overdue, postponed, put off, remiss, slow, stayed, strapped, tardy, too late, unpunctual
Antonyms: early, on time, prompt, punctual
Main Entry: lazy
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: inactive, sluggish
Synonyms: apathetic, asleep on the job, careless, comatose, dallying, dilatory, drowsy, dull, flagging, idle, inattentive, indifferent, indolent, inert, lackadaisical, laggard, lagging, languid, languorous, lethargic, lifeless, loafing, neglectful, out of it, passive, procrastinating, remiss, shiftless, slack, sleepy, slothful, slow, slow-moving, snoozy, somnolent, supine, tardy, tired, torpid, trifling, unconcerned, unenergetic, unindustrious, unpersevering, unready, weary
Antonyms: active, diligent, energetic, hard-working, industrious, lively
Main Entry: leisurely
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: casual, unhurried
Synonyms: comfortable, delayed, deliberate, dilatory, easy, free, gentle, laggard, laid-back*, languid, lax, lazy, relaxed, restful, slack, slackened, slow, slow-moving, unhasty
Notes: leisured means free from duties or responsibilities, while leisurely means in an unhurried or relaxed manner
Antonyms: hectic, hurried
Main Entry: lethargic
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: lazy, sluggish
Synonyms: apathetic, blah*, comatose, debilitated, dilatory, dopey, dormant, draggy, drowsy, dull, enervated, having spring fever, heavy, idle, impassive, inactive, indifferent, inert, lackadaisical, laggard, laid-back*, languid, languorous, listless, moony, nebbish, out of it, passive, phlegmatic, sleepy, sleepyhead, slothful, slow, slumberous, snoozy, somnolent, spiritless, stolid, stretchy, stupefied, supine, torpid, wimpy
Antonyms: active, busy, energetic, lively, vital, vivacious
Main Entry: long
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: interminable, excessive in length
Synonyms: boundless, delayed, diffuse, diffusive, dilatory, dragging, drawn-out, for ages, forever and a day, late, lengthy, limitless, lingering, long-drawn-out, long-winded, overlong, prolix, prolonged, protracted, slow, sustained, tardy, unending, verbose, without end, wordy
Antonyms: ephemeral, evanescent, fleeting, short
Main Entry: remiss
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: careless, thoughtless
Synonyms: any old way, any which way, asleep at switch, asleep on job, behindhand, culpable, daydreaming, defaultant, delinquent, derelict, dilatory, disregardful, fainéant, forgetful, heedless, inattentive, indifferent, indolent, lackadaisical, lax, lazy, neglectful, negligent, regardless, slack, slapdash, slipshod, sloppy, slothful, slow, tardy, uninterested, unmindful, woolgathering
Antonyms: careful, mindful, scrupulous, thorough, thoughtful
Main Entry: slack
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: lazy, negligent
Synonyms: asleep on the job, behindhand, careless, delinquent, derelict, dilatory, disregardful, dormant, dull, easy-going, faineant, idle, inactive, inattentive, indolent, inert, lackadaisical, lax, lethargic, neglectful, not busy, permissive, quiescent, quiet, regardless, remiss, slothful, slow, slow-moving, sluggish, stagnant, tardy
Antonyms: active, alert, disciplined
Main Entry: slow
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: unhurried, lazy
Synonyms: apathetic, crawling, creeping, dawdling, delaying, deliberate, dilatory, disinclined, dreamy, drowsy, easy, gradual, heavy, idle, imperceptible, inactive, indolent, inert, lackadaisical, laggard, lagging, leaden, leisurely, lethargic, listless, loitering, measured, moderate, negligent, passive, phlegmatic, plodding, ponderous, postponing, procrastinating, quiet, reluctant, remiss, slack, sleepy, slothful, slow-moving, sluggish, snaillike, stagnant, supine, tardy, torpid, tortoiselike
Antonyms: active, busy, fast, hurried, quick, rapid
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