as in inertia
an inclination not to do work or engage in activities
although she often talks about ambitious household projects, nothing even gets started because of her chronic laziness
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Recent Examples of laziness
Leisure bred laziness; coddling meant spoiling.
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Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Pearce accused her of laziness.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 3 Feb. 2026
The contrast piping detail gives it something structured for the lounging expert, and takes the robe from being a symbol of laziness to a symbol of sustained self-care.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 2 Feb. 2026
Well, part of it’s laziness and not knowing how long the job is going to happen.
—E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2026
Yet, Gen Z’s defiance may not be about laziness.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2026
Friends and family suspect drugs, laziness or bad moral character.
—Kat McGowan, NPR, 31 Dec. 2025
The six-year gap wasn’t laziness or pickiness.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 21 Dec. 2025
Here are some tips to fight back against the flawed belief that rest is just laziness in disguise, during the holidays and beyond.
—Stacy Shaw, The Conversation, 18 Dec. 2025
Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Pearce accused her of laziness.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 3 Feb. 2026
The contrast piping detail gives it something structured for the lounging expert, and takes the robe from being a symbol of laziness to a symbol of sustained self-care.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 2 Feb. 2026
Well, part of it’s laziness and not knowing how long the job is going to happen.
—E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2026
Yet, Gen Z’s defiance may not be about laziness.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2026
Friends and family suspect drugs, laziness or bad moral character.
—Kat McGowan, NPR, 31 Dec. 2025
The six-year gap wasn’t laziness or pickiness.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 21 Dec. 2025
Here are some tips to fight back against the flawed belief that rest is just laziness in disguise, during the holidays and beyond.
—Stacy Shaw, The Conversation, 18 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for laziness
inertia
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Over that first act, however, the film also resists much narrative or thematic momentum, unfolding in glimpses and vignettes meant to underscore inertia and to emphasize production design.—
Ben Croll,
IndieWire,
13 Feb. 2026
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By inertia, some vestiges remain of the awful weeks in 2022 when enemy forces stood at the edge of Kyiv.—
Simon Shuster,
The Atlantic,
12 Feb. 2026
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“Laziness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laziness. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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