His lackadaisical attitude to studying explains his poor grades.
Source: tatoeba (952681)
Lackadaisical
//ˌlækəˈdeɪzɪkəl//
Synonyms for "lackadaisical" (189 found)
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Synonyms
6 entriesRelated terms
2 entriesderived
4 entriesderived from
1 entriesdistinct from
2 entriesetymologically related_to
2 entriesrelated to
7 entriessimilar
4 entriesTranslations
59 translations across 22 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- ἀσπούδαστος adj (showing no interest or enthusiasm)
Bulgarian
3 entries- апатичен adj (showing no interest or enthusiasm)
- ленив adj (Lazy; slothful; indolent)
- отпуснат adj (showing no interest or enthusiasm)
Catalan
4 entries- indiferent adj (showing no interest or enthusiasm)
- lànguid adj (showing no interest or enthusiasm)
- mandrós adj (Lazy; slothful; indolent)
- peresós adj (Lazy; slothful; indolent)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 不热心的 adj (showing no interest or enthusiasm)
- 漠不关心的 adj (showing no interest or enthusiasm)
Czech
3 entries- apatický adj (showing no interest or enthusiasm)
- lhostejný adj (showing no interest or enthusiasm)
- netečný adj (showing no interest or enthusiasm)
Dutch
3 entries- laks adj (showing no interest or enthusiasm)
- lusteloos adj (showing no interest or enthusiasm)
- ongeïnteresseerd adj (showing no interest or enthusiasm)
Esperanto
1 entries- malvigla adj (showing no interest or enthusiasm)
Finnish
4 entries- innoton adj (showing no interest or enthusiasm)
- ponneton adj (showing no interest or enthusiasm)
- raukea adj (showing no interest or enthusiasm)
- tylsämielinen adj (showing no interest or enthusiasm)
French
1 entries- languide adj (showing no interest or enthusiasm)
German
3 entries- gleichgültig adj (showing no interest or enthusiasm)
- lasch adj (showing no interest or enthusiasm)
- lustlos adj (showing no interest or enthusiasm)
Greek
1 entries- βαρυεστημένος adj (showing no interest or enthusiasm)
Hungarian
4 entries- egykedvű adj (showing no interest or enthusiasm)
- közömbös adj (showing no interest or enthusiasm)
- közönyös adj (showing no interest or enthusiasm)
- lusta adj (Lazy; slothful; indolent)
Indonesian
1 entries- pemalas adj (showing no interest or enthusiasm)
Italian
3 entries- apatico adj (showing no interest or enthusiasm)
- languido adj (showing no interest or enthusiasm)
- stufato adj (showing no interest or enthusiasm)
Ladino
1 entries- jilveli adj (showing no interest or enthusiasm)
Macedonian
1 entries- бе́зволен adj (showing no interest or enthusiasm)
Māori
2 entries- momoe adj (showing no interest or enthusiasm)
- waimeha adj (showing no interest or enthusiasm)
Portuguese
4 entries- apático adj (showing no interest or enthusiasm)
- desmotivado adj (showing no interest or enthusiasm)
- indolente adj (Lazy; slothful; indolent)
- lânguido adj (showing no interest or enthusiasm)
Russian
3 entries- апати́чный adj (showing no interest or enthusiasm)
- ленивый adj (Lazy; slothful; indolent)
- равноду́шный adj (showing no interest or enthusiasm)
Serbo-Croatian
3 entries- bezvoljan adj (showing no interest or enthusiasm)
- mlitav adj (Lazy; slothful; indolent)
- šonjav adj (Lazy; slothful; indolent)
Spanish
2 entries- lánguido adj (showing no interest or enthusiasm)
- perezoso adj (Lazy; slothful; indolent)
Swedish
3 entries- likgiltig adj (showing no interest or enthusiasm)
- oengagerad adj (showing no interest or enthusiasm)
- ointresserad adj (showing no interest or enthusiasm)
Sample sentences
6 total sentences available.
The company's managers had a very lackadaisical attitude towards the safety of their workers.
Source: tatoeba (2941928)
the lackadaisical look on his face
Source: wiktionary
I, at one time, used to go and take a hand at cribbage with a friend, and afterwards discuss a cold sirloin of beef, and throw out a few lackadaisical remarks, in a way to please myself, but it would not do long.
Source: wiktionary
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