The inspection was quite perfunctory.
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Perfunctory
//pɚˈfʌŋk.tɚ.i//
Synonyms for "perfunctory" (145 found)
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Closest matches (29)
Strong matches (44)
Related words (72)
neuterneutralnonchalantnot in the moodobligatoryobliviousoffhandopposedpococurantepro formapromiscuousquickrecalcitrantrecklessrefractoryregardlessreluctantremovedrenitentresistant
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respectlessrestiveritualroutinerushedsketchyslovenlyslowslow tospottystandardstocksulkysullensummarysuperficialtactlesstepidthoughtlessturned offturned-offunanxiousunawareunconcernedunconsentinguncriticalundiplomaticundiscriminatingunenthusiasticunheedfulunheedinguninteresteduninvolvedunmindfulunpreparedunreadyunsolicitousuntactfulunwillingunzealoususualwoodenzealless
Adjective(6 words)
Adjective(3 words)
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Antonyms
4 entriesSynonyms
8 entriesRelated terms
1 entriesderived
3 entriesrelated to
6 entriessimilar
3 entriesTranslations
76 translations across 25 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- небрежен adj (performed out of routine, with little care)
- повърхностен adj (performed out of routine, with little care)
Catalan
2 entries- descurat adj (performed out of routine, with little care)
- perfuntori adj (performed out of routine, with little care)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 不痛不癢 /不痛不痒 adj (performed out of routine, with little care)
- 含糊 adj (performed out of routine, with little care)
- 敷衍 adj (performed out of routine, with little care)
Czech
4 entries- formální adj (performed out of routine, with little care)
- ledabylý adj (performed out of routine, with little care)
- letmý adj (performed out of routine, with little care)
- povrchní adj (performed out of routine, with little care)
Danish
2 entries- overfladisk adj (performed out of routine, with little care)
- skødesløs adj (performed out of routine, with little care)
Dutch
4 entries- (louter) plichtmatig adj (performed out of routine, with little care)
- machinaal adj (performed out of routine, with little care)
- routineus adj (performed out of routine, with little care)
- werktuiglijk adj (performed out of routine, with little care)
Esperanto
2 entries- indiferenta adj (performed out of routine, with little care)
- supraĵa adj (performed out of routine, with little care)
Finnish
3 entries- pintapuolinen adj (performed out of routine, with little care)
- puolihuolimaton adj (performed out of routine, with little care)
- rutiininomainen adj (performed out of routine, with little care)
French
4 entries- bâclé adj (performed out of routine, with little care)
- de pure forme adj (performed out of routine, with little care)
- détaché adj (performed out of routine, with little care)
- négligeant adj (performed out of routine, with little care)
German
4 entries- der Form halber adj (performed out of routine, with little care)
- flüchtig adj (performed out of routine, with little care)
- formell adj (performed out of routine, with little care)
- maschinell adj (performed out of routine, with little care)
Greek
1 entries- διεκπεραιωτικός adj (performed out of routine, with little care)
Hungarian
3 entries- felületes adj (performed out of routine, with little care)
- futó adj (performed out of routine, with little care)
- hanyag adj (performed out of routine, with little care)
Irish
2 entries- neamhaireach adj (performed out of routine, with little care)
- sleamchúiseach adj (performed out of routine, with little care)
Italian
2 entries- sbrigativo adj (performed out of routine, with little care)
- superficiale adj (performed out of routine, with little care)
Japanese
1 entries- 御座成の adj (performed out of routine, with little care)
Polish
2 entries- pobieżny adj (performed out of routine, with little care)
- powierzchowny adj (performed out of routine, with little care)
Portuguese
1 entries- perfunctório adj (performed out of routine, with little care)
Romanian
3 entries- cu neglijenââ adj (performed out of routine, with little care)
- cu superficialitate adj (performed out of routine, with little care)
- superficial adj (performed out of routine, with little care)
Russian
3 entries- машина́льный adj (performed out of routine, with little care)
- небре́жный adj (performed out of routine, with little care)
- пове́рхностный adj (performed out of routine, with little care)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- mahinalan adj (performed out of routine, with little care)
- makinalan adj (performed out of routine, with little care)
- макиналан adj (performed out of routine, with little care)
- махиналан adj (performed out of routine, with little care)
Spanish
4 entries- maquinal adj (performed out of routine, with little care)
- perfunctorio adj (performed out of routine, with little care)
- rutinario adj (performed out of routine, with little care)
- somero adj (performed out of routine, with little care)
Swedish
3 entries- invand adj (performed out of routine, with little care)
- slentrianmässig adj (performed out of routine, with little care)
- vana adj (performed out of routine, with little care)
Ukrainian
4 entries- машинальний adj (performed out of routine, with little care)
- недбалий adj (performed out of routine, with little care)
- поверхневий adj (performed out of routine, with little care)
- формальний adj (performed out of routine, with little care)
Vietnamese
3 entries- hời hợt adj (performed out of routine, with little care)
- qua loa adj (performed out of routine, with little care)
- đại khái adj (performed out of routine, with little care)
Yiddish
1 entries- אויבנאויפֿיק adj (performed out of routine, with little care)
Sample sentences
10 total sentences available.
Tom gave Mary a perfunctory kiss.
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Tom made only a perfunctory effort to dissuade Mary.
Source: tatoeba (9995277)
The U.S. Senate voted late Tuesday to overhaul America’s tax system, putting President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans one perfunctory vote away from scoring a major legislative victory and fulfilling a campaign promise.
Source: tatoeba (11602069)
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