Synonyms

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2. inertia, inactivity, stagnation, torpor, supineness; sluggishness, lumpishness, lethargy, phlegm, heaviness, dullness, languidness, languor, hebetudinous-ness, lentitudinousness; somnolence, sleepiness, drowsiness. lazy, adj. 1. idle, indolent, slothful, faineant, do-nothing, otiose; unindustrious, unenterprising, unambitious, nonaggressive; listless, Dial, limpsy, lackadaisical, insouciant, pococurante, easy-going, free-and-easy, carefree; shiftless, worthless, good-for-nothing, ne'er-do-well; slack, lax, remiss, negligent, neglectful, careless.
2. slow-moving, slow-going, creeping, crawling, Inf. poky; lingering, loitering, lagging, dillydallying, dallying, laggard, foot-dragging; inert, inactive, stagnant, torpid, supine; sluggish, lumpish, lethargic, phlegmatic, heavy, dull, languid, languorous, hebetudinous, lentitudinous; sleepy, drowsy, somnolent, yawny. lazybones, n. Informal, lie-abed, slugabed, Inf. lazyboots; Inf. lazylegs; idler, loafer, lounger, loller, faineant, do-nothing, slouch, sluggard, Inf. goldbricker, SI. goof-off, Brit. SI. skiver; laggard, loiterer, lingerer; dallier, dillydallier, dawdler, moper. lea, n. 1. meadow, meadowland, Archaic, mead; pasture, pasturage, pastureland, Scot. shieling; plain, prairie, range; grassland, savanna, steppe, pampas, veld, (in South America) campo, (in Spanish America) llano.
-adj. 2. fallow, untilled, uncultivated, unsown. leach, v. percolate, lixiviate; filter, filtrate, strain, extract, drain. lead¹, v. 1. guide, conduct, marshal, usher, escort, convoy; take the lead, lead the way. See lead¹ (def 8).
2. precede, antecede, come or go before, come first, go ahead of, go in advance; rate, rank, outrank, have precedence, have priority.
3. influence, affect, weigh with; cause, induce, prompt, move, incline, dispose, predispose; persuade, convince, sway, bring round, prevail upon, win over, talk into, wear down, soften up, Inf. con, Inf. sell [s.o.] on; bend, bend to one's will, Inf. lead by the nose, SI. twist [s.o.'s] arm; counsel, advise, admonish, point out; call forth, bring on, elicit, evoke, provoke, instigate.
4. command, order, prescribe, lay down the law; rule, reign, dominate, predominate, have the ascendancy, have the upper or whip hand, crack the whip, call the shots, Inf. rule the roost, Inf. wear the pants; head, Inf. head up, preside over, hold the reins, be in the driver's seat, take the helm, pilot, captain, Inf. skipper, quarterback, call the signals; supervise, superintend, oversee, Inf. boss; direct, govern, manage, regulate, handle, carry on, drive, Inf. run.
5. excel, exceed, surpass, transcend, outstrip, outrun, outdistance, distance, leave behind, steal a march on; eclipse, outshine, overshadow, throw into the shade; outdo, outplay, outperform, outrival, outpoint, outstep, overleap, overcome, best, better, Inf. go one better; cap, top, overtop, tower above, put to shame, Inf. show up, Inf. run rings or circles around.
6. lead off begin, commence, start, go ahead, Inf. jump off, Inf. kick off; take steps, get going, get a move on, get on the stick, start off, start out, move out, get the show on the road; start in, plunge in, Inf. pitch in, Inf. steam in, Inf. dive in, Inf. get one's feet wet, Inf. get down to it, Inf. get to it.