Procrastinating

Synonyms for "procrastinating" (101 found)

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Closest matches (21)

Noun(9 words)

avoidance dawdle delaydelay pronedelaying dilatoriness dilatory dithering evade

backward contemplativeculpably negligentdallying delaying derelict dilatory dillydallyingdo nothingdo-nothing dormant easygoing

Strong matches (30)

foot draggingfoot-dragging idle immobile inactive inadvertent inattentive inert lackadaisical laggard lagginglaissez fairelaissez-aller laissez-faire lax lazy lingering loitering loose meditative

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micawberish motionless neglectful

Noun(5 words)

habit hesitate hesitation lallygagging laziness

Verb(2 words)

lallygagged lollygagged

Related words (50)

neglecting negligent neuter neutral noninterfering nonrestrictiveoff guardoff-guardoverly permissiveparalytic paralyzed passive permissive procrastinative procrastinatory quiescent quietist quietistic relaxed remiss

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scamping shuffling skimping slack slighting slow sluggish slurring stagnant stagnating standpat static stationary uncircumspect unguarded unrigorous unwary unwatchful vegetable vegetative

Noun(9 words)

pattern postponement procrastinatory propensity stall stalling temporizing tendency time-wasting

Verb(1 words)

tarriest

Related word relations

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More general

10 entries

action behaviorbehavioral attributebehavioral patterncoping mechanismhabitorganizational behaviorpersonality traitpsychological traitverb

More specific

14 entries

avoidance behaviorchronic procrastinatingchronic stalldelaydelay tacticdelay-prone tendencyepisodic procrastinatinghabitual delayhabitual procrastinatingstalltask avoidancetask postponementtime wastingwork-stalling habit

Collocations

15 entries

chronic procrastinatinghabit of procrastinatinghabit of procrastinationhabitual procrastinatingprocrastinating behaviorprocrastinating patternprocrastinating studentprocrastinating tendenciesprocrastinating tendencyprocrastination avoidanceprocrastination habitprocrastination tendencytask avoidancetime management avoidancework avoidance

Inflections

4 entries

more procrastinatingmost procrastinatingprocrastinated procrastinates

Derivations

5 entries

procrastinate procrastinatingly procrastination procrastinator procrastinatory

Sample sentences

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I should stop procrastinating.

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Procrastinating is an art.

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I have to stop procrastinating.

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I must stop procrastinating.

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