100 Other Words for “Lazy”

No.	Term	Definition
1.	Apathetic	Showing little interest or effort.
2.	Avoidant	Tending to evade tasks or duties.
3.	Bone-idle	Extremely unwilling to work.
4.	Careless	Not attentive to responsibilities.
5.	Complacent	Self-satisfied; not striving to improve.
6.	Couch-bound	Stuck lounging; rarely active.
7.	Cushy	Too comfortable to exert effort.
8.	Dawdling	Moving slowly; wasting time.
9.	Daydreamy	Lost in thought instead of acting.
10.	Deadbeat	Habitually shirking work or obligations.
11.	Delay-prone	Often putting tasks off.
12.	Dillydallying	Lingering instead of getting started.
13.	Disengaged	Mentally checked out; not participating.
14.	Disinclined	Unwilling or reluctant to act.
15.	Disinterested	Lacking interest; not motivated.
16.	Distracted	Easily sidetracked from tasks.
17.	Do-nothing	Characterized by inactivity.
18.	Drowsy	Sleepy; low energy and drive.
19.	Easygoing	Relaxed; not driven to work hard.
20.	Effortless	Done with minimal exertion.
21.	Enervated	Drained of energy; listless.
22.	Escapist	Avoiding reality and responsibilities.
23.	Fainthearted	Lacking courage to tackle tasks.
24.	Feckless	Ineffective; lacking initiative.
25.	Fiddle-faddling	Wasting time on trivialities.
26.	Flagging	Losing energy; slowing down.
27.	Flaky	Unreliable; not following through.
28.	Frittering	Squandering time on small things.
29.	Halfhearted	Showing little enthusiasm or effort.
30.	Hands-off	Avoiding direct involvement or work.
31.	Hesitant	Slow to start; reluctant.
32.	Idle	Not working; inactive.
33.	Inactive	Not engaging in activity or effort.
34.	Inattentive	Not paying attention to tasks.
35.	Indolent	Habitually avoiding work.
36.	Inert	Lacking movement or energy.
37.	Involved-less	Not taking part; detached.
38.	Lackadaisical	Carelessly relaxed; unmotivated.
39.	Laid-back	Relaxed; not eager to exert.
40.	Languid	Slow and relaxed; low energy.
41.	Leisurely	Unhurried; not pressed to work.
42.	Lethargic	Sluggish; lacking vitality.
43.	Listless	Without energy or enthusiasm.
44.	Loafing	Spending time idly.
45.	Low-energy	Having little stamina or drive.
46.	Lukewarm	Only mildly interested; unenthusiastic.
47.	Meandering	Wandering without purposeful progress.
48.	Napping	Frequently sleeping instead of working.
49.	Negligent	Failing to take proper care.
50.	Nonchalant	Casually unconcerned; not diligent.
51.	Not up to it	Unwilling or unable to try.
52.	Oafish	Clumsy and slow-moving.
53.	Off-task	Not focused on the work.
54.	Overcomfortable	Too comfortable to make effort.
55.	Passive	Not taking action or initiative.
56.	Phlegmatic	Calm to the point of inertia.
57.	Poky	Annoyingly slow; sluggish.
58.	Postponing	Putting work off until later.
59.	Procrastinating	Delaying tasks unnecessarily.
60.	Quiescent	Inactive; at rest.
61.	Reclining	Lying back instead of working.
62.	Recreational	More play-focused than work-focused.
63.	Relaxed	Unhurried; not pushing oneself.
64.	Remiss	Neglectful in duty or care.
65.	Resting	Taking breaks instead of working.
66.	Reticent	Holding back; not volunteering effort.
67.	Satisfied	Content; not striving further.
68.	Self-indulgent	Prioritizing comfort over effort.
69.	Shiftless	Lacking ambition; avoiding work.
70.	Shirking	Avoiding duties or responsibilities.
71.	Slack-minded	Not mentally alert or engaged.
72.	Slacker	Person who avoids hard work.
73.	Slothful	Habitually inactive or slow.
74.	Slow-moving	Not quick or energetic.
75.	Sluggish	Slow and lacking energy.
76.	Soft	Not tough; avoids exertion.
77.	Somnolent	Drowsy; inclined to sleep.
78.	Sparely active	Rarely active; mostly inactive.
79.	Spiritless	Lacking vigor or motivation.
80.	Static	Not changing or progressing.
81.	Supine	Lying down; passive and inert.
82.	Tardy	Late; slow to get going.
83.	Time-wasting	Spending time unproductively.
84.	Torpid	Mentally or physically sluggish.
85.	Trifling	Not serious; avoiding real effort.
86.	Unambitious	Not striving for achievement.
87.	Unassertive	Not forceful; avoids taking charge.
88.	Uncommitted	Not dedicated to doing the work.
89.	Undemanding	Avoiding challenge or exertion.
90.	Unenergetic	Lacking energy and drive.
91.	Unenthusiastic	Showing little excitement to act.
92.	Unmotivated	Lacking desire to work.
93.	Unproductive	Not producing results or output.
94.	Unresponsive	Slow to react or engage.
95.	Unwilling	Not wanting to do something.
96.	Vegetating	Living passively with little activity.
97.	Wasting time	Using time without useful results.
98.	Weary	Tired; lacking the will to act.
99.	Work-averse	Avoiding work whenever possible.
100.	Work-shy	Reluctant to work.