Dilatory

/ˈdɪlət(ə)ɹi/

Synonyms for "dilatory" (86 found)

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Closest matches (18)

apathetic backward balking balky bone-lazy cadging dallying dawdling delaying deliberate derelict dillydallyingdo nothingdo-nothing doless dragging dronish

Adjective(1 words)

Strong matches (25)

drony easy easygoing ergophobic faineantfoot draggingfoot-dragginggood-for-nothinggradual grudging indifferent indolent lackadaisical laggard lagging languorous late lax lazy leisurely

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lethargic lingering

Noun(1 words)

Adjective(2 words)

laggard lagging

Related words (43)

loath loitering lollygagging micawberish neglectful negligent nonaggressive parasitic perfunctory procrastinating procrastinative procrastinatory reluctant remiss renitent restive scrounging shiftlessshilly shallyingshilly-shallying

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shuffling slack slothful slowslow tosluggish sponging tarrying unenterprising unenthusiastic unhasty unhurried unzealous work-shy

Verb(3 words)

lollygagged procrastinated tarriest

Adjective(5 words)

pokey poky postponing procrastinating tardy

Noun(1 words)

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

5 entries

descriptor measurepolicy instrumentquality tactic

More specific

4 entries

delayingdelaying tacticspostponement strategiesprocrastinating

Collocations

5 entries

dilatory conductdilatory measuresdilatory pacedilatory postponementdilatory tactics

Inflections

2 entries

more dilatorymost dilatory

Derivations

2 entries

dilatorily dilatoriness

similar

1 entries

Sample sentences

2 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

a dilatory strategy

Source: wiktionary

Alva, as usual, brought his dilatory policy to bear upon his adversary with great effect.

Source: wiktionary

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