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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | careless, indifferent |
| Synonyms: | abstracted, apathetic, daydreaming, disinterested, dreamy, dull, energyless, enervated, faineant, halfhearted, idle, inattentive, incurious, indolent, inert, laid-back, languid, languishing, languorous, lazy, lethargic, limp, listless, moony, passive, romantic, sentimental, slothful, spiritless, spring fever, unconcerned |
| Antonyms: | active, careful, caring, energetic, enthusiastic, hard-working |
| Main Entry: | casual |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | nonchalant, relaxed in manner |
| Synonyms: | aloof, apathetic, blasé, breezy, cool*, cursory, detached, down home, easygoing, folksy, homey, incurious, indifferent, informal, insouciant, lackadaisical, laid-back*, loose*, low-pressure, mellow, offhand, perfunctory, pococurante, purposeless, remote, unconcerned, unfussy, uninterested, withdrawn |
| Notes: | casual means suited for everyday use, informal or occurring by chance - while causal means involving or constituting a cause |
| Antonyms: | formal, serious |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | disinterested |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | detached, uninvolved |
| Synonyms: | aloof, candid, casual, dispassionate, equitable, even-handed, impartial, impersonal, incurious, indifferent, just watching the clock, lackadaisical, negative, neutral, nonpartisan, not giving a damn, outside, perfunctory, remote, unbiased, unconcerned, uncurious, unprejudiced, unselfish, withdrawn |
| Notes: | if you are disinterested, you have no stake in the outcome of an event and you are impartial - but if you are uninterested, you simply don't care; disinterested is 'impartial, neutral' and uninterested is 'bored, lacking interest' uninterested means 'having no interest in, being indifferent to'; disinterested means 'having no personal interest or stake in; being unbiased toward' |
| Antonyms: | biased, concerned, interested, involved, passionate, prejudiced |
| Main Entry: | drowsy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sleepy |
| Synonyms: | comatose, dazed, dopy, dozing, dozy, dreamy, drugged, half asleep, heavy, indolent, lackadaisical, languid, lazy, lethargic, lulling, napping, nodding, out of it, restful, sluggish, slumberous, snoozy, somnolent, soothing, soporific, tired, torpid |
| Antonyms: | alert, awake, energized, lively |
| Main Entry: | enervated |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | exhausted, worn out |
| Synonyms: | debilitated, deteriorated, devitalized, done in, enfeebled, fatigued, feeble, gone to seed, incapacitated, lackadaisical, languid, languishing, languorous, limp, listless, on the ropes, out of condition, out of gas, out of shape, paralyzed, prostrate, prostrated, run-down, rusty, sapped, soft, spent, spiritless, tired, undermined, unnerved, vitiated, washed out, weak, weakened |
| Antonyms: | activated, active, animated, energized, enthusiastic, invigorated, lively, strengthened |
| Main Entry: | happy-go-lucky |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | blithely unconcerned |
| Synonyms: | blithe, carefree, carefree and untroubled, casual, cheerful, content, cool, devil-may-care, easy, easygoing, feckless, free and easy, free-minded, heedless, improvident, insouciant, irresponsible, lackadaisical*, lighthearted, living the life of Riley, nonchalant, reckless, unconcerned, untroubled, without care |
| Antonyms: | disconsolate, discontented, dissatisfied, distressed, troubled, upset, worried |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | idle |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | lazy |
| Synonyms: | at rest, indolent, lackadaisical, resting, shiftless, slothful, sluggish, taking it easy |
| Notes: | idle means not in action or at work; idyll means a simple descriptive work, either in poetry or prose, dealing with simple, rustic life - or a lighthearted carefree episode or experience; idyllic means excellent and delightful in all respects |
| Antonyms: | ambitious, busy, diligent, hustling, productive |
| Main Entry: | indolent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | lazy |
| Synonyms: | drony, easygoing, fainéant, idle, inactive, inert, lackadaisical, languid, lax, lazy, lethargic, listless, resting, shiftless, slothful, slow, slow-going, sluggish, torpid |
| Antonyms: | active, busy, diligent, energetic, enthusiastic, hard-working, industrious, intent |
| Main Entry: | languid |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | drooping, dull, listless |
| Synonyms: | apathetic, blah*, blahs, comatose, dopey, easy, energyless, enervated, faint, feeble, heavy, impassive, inactive, indifferent, inert, infirm, lackadaisical, laid-back, languishing, languorous, lazy, leaden, leisurely, lethargic, limp, moony, nebbish, phlegmatic, pining, sickly, sleepyhead, slow, sluggish, snoozy, spiritless, supine, torpid, unconcerned, unenthusiastic, unhurried, uninterested, weak, weary, wimpy |
| Notes: | languid is limp or listless; limpid means clear or calm |
| Antonyms: | alert, animated, energetic, lively, spirited, vivacious |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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