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Synonyms for laze

Most common

slug stagnate lounge loiter

All synonyms

Verb

1. Idle

idle, slug, stagnate

Other

lounge, while away, loiter, while, take it easy informal, loaf, bludge slang AU

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To be lazy, waste time.

Related words

Word family
lazy
Phrases
laze about laze around

Forms

Past participle
lazed
e.g. lazed → idled, slugged, stagnated, lounged…

Example sentences

  • slug He put a decent slug of spirits in his coffee.
  • stagnate The project began to stagnate without effective leadership.
  • lounge Tom came into the lounge, carrying a cup of coffee.
  • loiter They don't work, they just loiter in the streets.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
lazerising
slugsteady
stagnatesteady
loungerising
loitersteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
idle2, loaf1, slug1
5 letters
while1
6 letters
lounge1, loiter2, bludge
8 letters
stagnate2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (idle2 = 2 syllables).