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
The existential risk of AI wiping out humans or enslaving us could be predicated on our laziness and lack of concern about small signs.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Quitting is rarely about laziness.
—Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2026
Creativity should be used to challenge the simplicity, laziness, and opportunism of certain performances of righteousness.
—Literary Hub, 4 May 2026
Score another point for laziness.
—Nathan Edwards, The Verge, 26 Apr. 2026
The issue isn’t laziness or indifference.
—Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2026
After battling burnout, persistent procrastination or social weariness for years, professionals are beginning to wonder if laziness was ever the cause.
—Malana Vantyler, Sacbee.com, 15 Apr. 2026
Others mistakenly describe these acts as flakiness, disobedience, laziness, or personal failure in the absence of context.
—Gretchen Wittenmyer-Stone, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026
The unconventional approach drew immediate attention across social media, where fans debated whether the artistic choice was a clever homage, or simple laziness.
—Claire Dodds, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Quitting is rarely about laziness.
—Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2026
Creativity should be used to challenge the simplicity, laziness, and opportunism of certain performances of righteousness.
—Literary Hub, 4 May 2026
Score another point for laziness.
—Nathan Edwards, The Verge, 26 Apr. 2026
The issue isn’t laziness or indifference.
—Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2026
After battling burnout, persistent procrastination or social weariness for years, professionals are beginning to wonder if laziness was ever the cause.
—Malana Vantyler, Sacbee.com, 15 Apr. 2026
Others mistakenly describe these acts as flakiness, disobedience, laziness, or personal failure in the absence of context.
—Gretchen Wittenmyer-Stone, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026
The unconventional approach drew immediate attention across social media, where fans debated whether the artistic choice was a clever homage, or simple laziness.
—Claire Dodds, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for laziness
inertia
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Some of us had spent twenty years in the same career and were itching for a change but stuck in inertia.—
Parul Somani,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2026
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Large majorities of people know what these passwordless credentials are and use them to log in to at least some accounts, but they are being held back by organizational inertia.—
Rob Pegoraro,
PC Magazine,
7 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Laziness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laziness. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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