laze

Synonym Chooser

How does the verb laze differ from other similar words?

Some common synonyms of laze are idle, loaf, loll, and lounge. While all these words mean "to spend time doing nothing," laze usually implies the relaxation of a busy person enjoying a vacation or moments of leisure.

lazed about between appointments

When is idle a more appropriate choice than laze?

The words idle and laze can be used in similar contexts, but idle may be used in reference to persons that move lazily or without purpose.

idled the day away

When can loaf be used instead of laze?

The synonyms loaf and laze are sometimes interchangeable, but loaf suggests either resting or wandering about as though there were nothing to do.

she does her work and then loafs the rest of the day

When would loll be a good substitute for laze?

In some situations, the words loll and laze are roughly equivalent. However, loll also carries an implication of a posture similar to that of lounge, but places greater stress upon an indolent or relaxed attitude.

lolling on the couch

When is it sensible to use lounge instead of laze?

While in some cases nearly identical to laze, lounge, though occasionally used as equal to idle or loaf, typically conveys an additional implication of resting or reclining against a support or of physical comfort and ease in relaxation.

he lounged against the wall

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of laze The Farm’s Cottages And Meals The results are rustic but refined, handsome and restful, created from broad beams of repurposed wood and black and white panels of palm trees with extremely comfortable beds and front decks for lazing. Laurie Werner, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025 Without his glasses, Bear even mistakes Giraffe, lazing in a long, almost fully reclined deck chair, for a snake. Barney Saltzberg, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025 Tule elk wander Point Reyes and elephant seals laze on its beaches. Tasha Zemke, Outside Online, 30 Dec. 2024 Getty The best things to do in Lake Annecy There are more than enough opportunities to laze about with coffee and pain au chocolat, meander through Old Town Annecy’s labyrinth streets (especially during its spectacular Christmas Market season), or unwind at several spas. Michael Venutolo-Mantovani, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for laze
Recent Examples of Synonyms for laze
Verb
  • The image shows the daddy-son duo lounging on the sofa with Jack’s legs draped over his famous Dad’s.
    Clare Fisher, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Now the steps have planters with juniper bushes on top for aesthetics — and to keep fans from lounging there.
    Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The emphasis is on unplugging from TVs and phones and relaxing and reconnecting.
    Cynthia J Drake, Southern Living, 14 Apr. 2025
  • There’s also a pre-treatment scalp massage that helps guests relax for their massage, facial, or other experience.
    Robin Raven, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • How To Serve Different Types of Wine Serve whites and rosés chilled, while reds can be served just below room temperature.
    Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2025
  • But there are surprises that chill you to the bone, and then there are twists that leave you guffawing.
    Christian Holub, EW.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • All to the excitement of onlookers strolling along the avenue, ending at Rockefeller Center to celebrate the day.
    Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Footwear News, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Walking, riding, limping, trudging, scooting, strolling — all the various forms of low-speed locomotion — define the experience of being in New York.
    Justin Davidson, Curbed, 18 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Fans were still bummed that he was reassigned to minor-league camp.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 17 Mar. 2025
  • For more on Nintendo Switch 2, check out our Switch 2 game wishlist and learn why we’ll be bummed if Switch 2 lacks these features.
    Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 27 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • No one lolls or drawls in this Streetcar; there’s no Vaseline on the lens.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Warm sunlight slanted through the windows as the car lolled on to Birch’s on the Lake.
    Lara Bockenstedt, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The horrific crimes came to light after an MTA train conductor found the dead man, believed to be in his 40s, facedown on the floor of an idling R train at the Whitehall St. subway stop in lower Manhattan about 12:30 a.m.
    Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2025
  • The plans for the idling come weeks after a Detroit Free Press report said hundreds of BrightDrop vehicles were lining a storage lot in Flint, Michigan.
    Michael Wayland, CNBC, 11 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Players dawdled on the ball in key moments, hesitant to make mistakes.
    Carl Anka, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Skelly secured the Obama Administration’s commitment to buy his energy, but in the course of a decade the project slowly collapsed, as state powers dawdled and eventually refused to issue the necessary permits.
    Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025

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“Laze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laze. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.

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