Need another word that means the same as “leisurely”? Find 19 synonyms and 30 related words for “leisurely” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Leisurely” are: easy, easygoing, unhurried, relaxed, unrushed, gentle, sedate, comfortable, restful, effortless, undemanding, slow, lazy, lackadaisical, languid, languorous, lingering, steadily, in one's own good time
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “leisurely” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| comfortable | Providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (`comfy’ is informal. The Rector enjoyed a comfortable lifestyle with plenty of servants. |
| easy | Free from worry or anxiety. An easy victim. |
| easygoing | Not burdensome or demanding; borne or done easily and without hardship. An easygoing teacher who allowed extra time for assignments. |
| effortless | Not showing effort or strain. Each skill is practised to the point that it becomes effortless. |
| gentle | Having little impact. A gentle reprimand. |
| lackadaisical | Lacking enthusiasm and determination; carelessly lazy. A lackadaisical attempt. |
| languid | Weak or faint from illness or fatigue. A languid mood. |
| languorous | Lacking spirit or liveliness. Summer has a slow languorous feel to it here. |
| lazy | Disinclined to work or exertion. At a lazy pace. |
| lingering | Lasting for a long time or slow to end. There are still some lingering doubts in my mind. |
| relaxed | Free from tension and anxiety. A relaxed and informal discussion. |
| restful | Affording physical or mental rest. She spent a restful night at home. |
| sedate | Quiet and rather dull. Sedate suburban domesticity. |
| slow | Slow to learn or understand lacking intellectual acuity Thackeray. He was slow in reacting to the news. |
| undemanding | (especially of a task) not demanding. An undemanding boss. |
| unhurried | Relaxed and leisurely; without hurry or haste. People strolling about in an unhurried way. |
| unrushed | Characterized by an absence of haste; unhurried. He seemed to have a controlled unrushed way of moving. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “leisurely” as an adverb can have the following definitions:
| in one's own good time | To or toward the inside of. |
| steadily | At a steady rate or pace. The business has been growing steadily. |
| andantino | A movement or passage marked to be performed andantino. The ominous sadness of the andantino second movement was beautifully paced. |
| carefree | Free of trouble and worry and care. Carefree millionaires untroubled financially. |
| casual | A youth belonging to a subculture characterized by the wearing of expensive casual clothing and frequently associated with football hooliganism. A casual remark. |
| drawl | A slow speech pattern with prolonged vowels. Drawl one s vowels. |
| easy | With ease easy is sometimes used informally for easily. An easy victory. |
| easygoing | Relaxed and informal in attitude or standards. The easygoing life of a parttime consultant. |
| erode | (of a disease) gradually destroy (bodily tissue. Many had their upper incisors missing and their maxillae eroded. |
| facile | Arrived at without due care or effort; lacking depth. Facile generalizations. |
| gradually | In a gradual manner. The snake moved gradually toward its victim. |
| halcyon | A tropical Asian and African kingfisher with brightly coloured plumage. A halcyon atmosphere. |
| happy-go-lucky | Presaging or likely to bring good luck. |
| idler | Person who does no work. |
| indolence | Avoidance of activity or exertion; laziness. My failure is probably due to my own indolence. |
| intelligently | In a knowledgeable and insightful way; cleverly. Many spoke intelligently about the issues. |
| laconic | Brief and to the point; effectively cut short. His laconic reply suggested a lack of interest in the topic. |
| laggard | A person who makes slow progress and falls behind others. A bell to summon laggard children to school. |
| lazy | (of a river) slow-moving. Up a lazy river. |
| measured | (of speech or writing) carefully considered and restrained. With measured irony. |
| mellow | Soften make mellow. Jean Claude was feeling mellow. |
| motion | An optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object. 73 of the patients had fewer than three bowel motions a day. |
| plod | Work slowly and perseveringly at a dull task. We plodded back up the hill. |
| relaxed | Without strain or anxiety. We were having a great time and feeling very relaxed. |
| slack | Make less active or intense. The veteran king of slack chat. |
| slacken | Make less active or fast. The pace never slackens. |
| slow | Of a sports field or ground likely to make the ball bounce or run slowly or to prevent competitors from travelling fast. The train went slower and slower. |
| slowly | Without speed slow is sometimes used informally for slowly. They moved forward slowly. |
| thoughtfully | In a way that suggests being absorbed in thought. He nodded thoughtfully as I finished speaking. |
| trudge | Walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud. I trudged up the stairs. |
| unhurried | Relaxed and leisurely; without hurry or haste. Spoke in a calm and unhurried voice. |
| untroubled | Not beset by troubles or disturbance or distress. A man untroubled by a guilty conscience. |
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