His halfhearted apology could barely satisfy anyone.
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Halfhearted
Synonyms for "halfhearted" (44 found)
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Closest matches (9)
Noun(1 words)
Verb(1 words)
Strong matches (13)
Verb(1 words)
Adjective(3 words)
Related words (22)
Adjective(6 words)
Adjective(1 words)
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More general
3 entriesattitude descriptornegative adjectivenegative evaluation
More specific
9 entriesapathetic attitudehalfhearted apologyhalfhearted approvalhalfhearted attempthalfhearted efforthalfhearted endorsementlukewarm praiseperfunctory actiontepid endorsement
Collocations
6 entrieshalfhearted apologyhalfhearted attempthalfhearted endorsementhalfhearted gesturehalfhearted responsehalfhearted support
Inflections
2 entriesmore halfheartedmost halfhearted
Derivations
2 entriessimilar
1 entriesSample sentences
6 total sentences available.
Tom gave a halfhearted smile.
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Near-synonym: half-assed
Source: wiktionary
He made a halfhearted attempt to read the chapter before giving up and dozing off.
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