He was an indolent man, who lived only to eat, drink, and play at cards.
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Indolent
Synonyms for "indolent" (124 found)
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Adjective(4 words)
amblingbone-lazycadgingcautiouscircumspectclaudicantcrawlingcreepingcreeping like snaildeliberatedilatorydo nothingdo-nothingdolessdronishdronyeasyeasygoingergophobicfaineant
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Strong matches (37)
Adjective(9 words)
Related words (62)
listlesslumberingmoderatenonaggressiveparasiticphlegmaticpokingpokyprocrastinativerelaxedreluctantremisssaunteringscroungingshiftlessshufflingslackslothfulslowslow as death
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slow as molassesslow as slowslow-crawlingslow-footslow-goingslow-leggedslow-movingslow-pacedslow-pokyslow-runningslow-sailingslow-steppedslugabedsluggishsnail-pacedsnaillikespongingstaggeringstagnantstrollingsupinetardytentativetoddlingtorpidtortoiseliketotteringtrudgingturtlelikeunenterprisingunhurriedwaddlingwork-shywretched
Adjective(5 words)
Adjective(1 words)
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7 entriesCollocations
5 entriesindolent behaviorindolent courseindolent diseaseindolent lifestyleindolent tumor
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2 entriesmore indolentmost indolent
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2 entriesSample sentences
6 total sentences available.
Indolent youth creates a begging old age.
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"We are not hangmen to torture a prisoner till he confesses," observed some one in a quiet and rather indolent tone.
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The indolent girl resisted doing her homework.
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