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be indolent

VERB
laze
Synonyms
STRONGEST
loiter loll saunter
STRONG
bum dally dillydally dream drift evade goldbrick lie loaf lounge malinger piddle relax shirk slack stall stroll trifle vegetate
WEAK
be inactive be slothful be unoccupied bum around do nothing fool around fritter away hang out kill time knock around let down lounge around not lift a finger pass time sit around slow down stand around take it easy twiddle thumbs waste time while away hours
Antonyms
STRONG
do face meet
VERB
loaf
Synonyms
STRONGEST
laze loll
STRONG
bum dally dillydally dream drift evade goldbrick idle lie loiter lounge malinger piddle relax saunter shirk slack stall stroll trifle vegetate
WEAK
be inactive be slothful be unoccupied bum around fool around fritter away hang out kill time knock around let down lounge around not lift a finger pass time sit around slow down stand around take it easy twiddle thumbs waste time while away hours
Antonyms
STRONG
do face hurry meet run rush
WEAK
achieve energize labor work hard

Example Sentences

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Just when I thought I could be indolent, I’ve got to work.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2023

Martha, the president's wife, had deemed her to be "indolent".

From BBC • Aug. 18, 2017

Now, though, even some Gleason 7s are thought to be indolent, while about 20% of Gleason 6s are found to have been aggressive if the prostate was removed.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2016

“It's a crucial question because it totally changes how we predict whether cancers are going to be indolent or aggressive.”

From Nature • Dec. 14, 2015

The silence was profound; he seemed to be indolent monarch of a lazy world.

From A Drake by George! by Trevena, John