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laze - 11 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | laze |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | idle |
| Synonyms: | bum*, dally, dillydally*, dream, drift, evade, fool around*, fritter away, goldbrick, hang out*, kill time*, let down, lie, loaf, loiter, loll, lounge, malinger, relax, saunter, shirk, slack, stall, stroll, trifle, vegetate, waste time, be inactive, be indolent, be slothful, be unoccupied, bum around, knock around, lounge around, not lift a finger, pass time, piddle, sit around, slow down, stand around, take it easy, twiddle thumbs, while away hours |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dawdle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | delay; waste time |
| Synonyms: | amble, bum around, dally, diddle-daddle, dilly-dally*, drag, fool around*, fritter away, get no place fast, goof off*, hang around*, hang out*, idle, lag, laze, lazy, loaf, loiter, loll, lounge, mosey*, poke*, procrastinate, put off, saunter, scrounge around, shlep along, sit around, sit on one's butt, stay, stroll, tarry, toddle, trifle, wait, warm a chair |
| Antonyms: | forward, hasten, hurry, push, rush, speed |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | idleness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | laziness, inaction |
| Synonyms: | dawdling, dilly-dallying, dormancy, droning, goof-off time, hibernation, inactivity, indolence, inertia, joblessness, laze, lazing, leisure, lethargy, loafing, loitering, otiosity, own sweet time, pottering, shiftlessness, sloth, slothfulness, slouch, slowness, sluggishness, stupor, time on one's hands, time to burn, time to kill, time-wasting, torpidity, torpor, trifling, truancy, unemployment, vegetating |
| Antonyms: | action, ambition, busyness, diligence, employment, hustle, industry, labor, occupation, work |
| Main Entry: | loaf |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be idle, lazy |
| Synonyms: | bum*, dally, dillydally*, dream, drift, evade, fool around*, idle, kill time*, let down, lie, loiter, loll, lounge, malinger, relax, saunter, shirk, slack, stall, stroll, trifle, vegetate, waste time, be inactive, be indolent, be slothful, be unoccupied, bum around, fritter away, goldbrick, hang out*, knock around, laze, lounge around, not lift a finger, pass time, piddle, sit around, slow down, stand around, take it easy, twiddle thumbs, while away hours |
| Antonyms: | achieve, do, energize, labor, work hard |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | loll |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | lay sprawled |
| Synonyms: | bum, dangle, dawdle, droop, drop, flap, flop, goof off, hang, idle, lean, loaf, loiter, lounge, recline, relax, rest, sag, slouch, slump, sprawl, hang loose, laze |
| Antonyms: | sit up straight |
| Main Entry: | lounge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | lie about, waste time |
| Synonyms: | bum*, dawdle, goof off*, idle, kill time*, loaf, loiter, loll*, recline, relax, repose, saunter, sprawl, fritter away, goldbrick, laze, pass time, take it easy |
| Antonyms: | do, hustle |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bask |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | lie in sunlight |
| Synonyms: | loll, lounge, relax, sun, laze, sunbathe, swim in, toast oneself, warm oneself |
| Antonyms: | cover, hide |
| Main Entry: | relax |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be or feel at ease |
| Synonyms: | breathe easy, calm, calm down*, collect oneself, compose oneself, cool off, ease off, feel at home, hang loose, knock off*, laze, let oneself go, lie down, loosen up, make oneself at home, put one's feet up, recline, repose, rest, settle back, simmer down*, sit around, sit back, soften, stop work, take a break, take a breather, take it easy, take one's time, take ten, take time out, tranquilize, unbend, unlax, unwind |
| Antonyms: | agitate, excite, tense, worry |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | rest |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be calm; sleep |
| Synonyms: | breathe, doze, dream, idle, lean, let down, let up, loaf, loll, lounge, nap, nod, recline, relax, repose, slack, slacken, slumber, snooze, spell, unwind, be at ease, be comfortable, compose oneself, drowse, ease off, ease up, laze, lie by, lie down, lie still, put feet up, refresh oneself, sit down, slack off, stretch out, take a break, take a nap, take five, take it easy, take life easy, take ten, take time out, unbend, unlax, wind down |
| Antonyms: | activate, carry out, do, energize, be active |
| Main Entry: | lie |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be prostrate, flat |
| Synonyms: | couch, loll, lounge, nap, recline, repose, rest, retire, sleep, sprawl, turn in, be prone, be recumbent, be supine, go to bed, laze, lie down, siesta, stretch out |
| Notes: | to lay is to place something; to lie is to recline |
| Antonyms: | stand, straighten, be upright |
| Main Entry: | spend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | use time; occupy |
| Synonyms: | consume, devote, drift, employ, fill, fool around*, fritter, go, idle, kill, misuse, pass, squander, waste, laze, let pass, put in, while away |
| Antonyms: | be lazy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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