| Main Entry: | perfunctory |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | automatic, unthinking |
Synonyms: |
apathetic, careless, cool, cursory, disinterested, going through the motions, heedless, impersonal, inattentive, indifferent, involuntary, lackadaisical, laid-back*, mechanical, negligent, offhand, phoning it in, routine, sketchy, slipshod, slovenly, standard, stereotyped, stock, superficial, unaware, unconcerned, uninterested, usual, walking through it, wooden |
| Notes: | perfunctory is from Latin per- 'through' and fungi 'discharge; perform' meaning 'getting through the doing'; to do something carelessly is to perfunctorize or perfuncturate |
Antonyms: |
careful, precise, thoughtful |
| Main Entry: | automatic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | done by habit |
Synonyms: |
autogenetic, habitual, impulsive, instinctive, instinctual, intuitive, involuntary, knee-jerk, mechanical, natural, perfunctory, reflex, routine, spontaneous, unconscious, unforced, unintentional, unmeditated, unthinking, unwilled |
Antonyms: |
thought-out |
| Main Entry: | careless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | without sufficient attention |
Synonyms: |
absent-minded, abstracted, casual, cursory, disregardful, forgetful, hasty, heedless, improvident, imprudent, inaccurate, inadvertent, incautious, inconsiderate, indifferent, indiscreet, indolent, injudicious, irresponsible, lackadaisical, lax, loose, mindless, napping, negligent, nonchalant, oblivious, offhand, perfunctory, pococurante, reckless, regardless, remiss, slipshod, sloppy, thoughtless, uncircumspect, unconcerned, unguarded, unheeding, unmindful, unobservant, unreflective, unthinking, wasteful |
| Notes: | carefree means free of trouble and worry and care while careless means marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful |
Antonyms: |
accurate, attentive, careful, cautious, concerned, mindful, painstaking, prudent, ready, thoughtful |
| Main Entry: | casual |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | nonchalant, relaxed in manner |
Synonyms: |
aloof, apathetic, blasé, breezy, cool*, cursory, detached, down home, easygoing, folksy, homey, incurious, indifferent, informal, insouciant, lackadaisical, laid-back*, loose*, low-pressure, mellow, offhand, perfunctory, pococurante, purposeless, remote, unconcerned, unfussy, uninterested, withdrawn |
Antonyms: |
formal, serious |
| Main Entry: | cursory |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | casual, hasty |
Synonyms: |
brief, careless, depthless, desultory, fast, half-assed, half-baked, haphazard, hit or miss, hurried, offhand, passing, perfunctory, quick, random, rapid, shallow, short, sketchy, slapdash, slight, sloppy, speedy, summary, superficial, swift, uncritical |
Antonyms: |
complete, meticulous, painstaking, perfect, thorough, unhurried |
| Main Entry: | disinterested |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | detached, uninvolved |
Synonyms: |
aloof, candid, casual, dispassionate, equitable, even-handed, impartial, impersonal, incurious, indifferent, just watching the clock, lackadaisical, negative, neutral, nonpartisan, not giving a damn, outside, perfunctory, remote, unbiased, unconcerned, uncurious, unprejudiced, unselfish, withdrawn |
Antonyms: |
biased, concerned, interested, involved, passionate, prejudiced |
| Main Entry: | habitual |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | usual, established |
Synonyms: |
accepted, accustomed, addicted, addicting, automatic, chronic, common, confirmed, constant, continual, conventional, customary, cyclic, disciplined, familiar, fixed, frequent, hardened, ingrained, inveterate, iterated, iterative, mechanical, methodical, natural, normal, ordinary, perfunctory, permanent, perpetual, persistent, practiced, recurrent, regular, reiterative, repeated, repetitious, rooted, routine, seasoned, set, standard, steady, systematic, traditional, wonted |
Antonyms: |
infrequent, inhabitual, intermittent, occasional, rare, seldom, uncommon, unestablished, unusual |
| Main Entry: | halfhearted |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | without enthusiasm |
Synonyms: |
apathetic, cool, impassive, indifferent, irresolute, lackluster, listless, lukewarm, neutral, passive, perfunctory, spiritless, tame, tepid, unenthusiastic, uninterested |
Antonyms: |
desirous, enthusiastic, interested, warm, whole-hearted |
| Main Entry: | hasty |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | speedy; without much thought |
Synonyms: |
PDQ, abrupt, agile, brash, breakneck, brief, brisk, careless, chop-chop, cursory, eager, expeditious, fast, fiery, fleet, fleeting, foolhardy, harefooted, headlong, heedless, hurried, ill-advised, impatient, impetuous, impulsive, incautious, inconsiderate, madcap, on the double, passing, perfunctory, precipitate, prompt, pronto, quick, quickened, quickie, rapid, rash, reckless, rushed, short, slambang, slapdash, snappy, sudden, superficial, swift, thoughtless, urgent |
Antonyms: |
delayed, lazy, lingering, loitering, slow |
| Main Entry: | hurried |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | quick, rushed |
Synonyms: |
abrupt, breakneck, brief, cursory, fast, hasty, headlong, hectic, impetuous, perfunctory, precipitant, precipitate, precipitous, rushing, short, slapdash, speedy, subitaneous, sudden, superficial, swift |
Antonyms: |
easily, leisurely, slow, unhurried, unrushed |