Synonyms of the word perfunctory


PERFUNCTORYCARELESS - CASUAL - CURSORY - FORMAL - PASSING

perfunctory

  • adj. Done merely to discharge a duty; performed mechanically and as a thing of rote; done in a careless and…

careless

  • adj. (archaic) Free from care; unworried, without anxiety.
  • adj. Not concerned or worried (about).
  • adj. Not giving sufficient attention or thought, especially concerning the avoidance of harm or mistakes.

casual

  • adj. Happening by chance.
  • adj. Coming without regularity; occasional or incidental.
  • adj. Employed irregularly.
  • adj. Careless.
  • adj. Happening or coming to pass without design.
  • adj. Informal, relaxed.
  • adj. Designed for informal or everyday use.
  • n. (Britain, Australia, New Zealand) A worker who is only working for a company occasionally, not as its…
  • n. A soldier temporarily at a place of duty, usually en route to another place of duty.
  • n. (Britain) A member of a group of football hooligans who wear expensive designer clothing to avoid police…
  • n. One who receives relief for a night in a parish to which he does not belong; a vagrant.
  • n. (video games, informal) A player of casual games.
  • n. (dated) (Britain) A tramp.

cursory

  • adj. hasty; superficial; careless.
  • adj. (obsolete) Running about; not stationary.

formal

  • adj. Being in accord with established forms.
  • adj. Official.
  • adj. Relating to the form or structure of something.
  • adj. Relating to formation.
  • adj. Ceremonial or traditional.
  • adj. Proper, according to strict etiquette; not casual.
  • adj. Organized; well-structured and planned.
  • adj. (mathematics) Relating to mere manipulation and construction of strings of symbols, without regard to…
  • n. Formalin.
  • n. An evening gown.
  • n. An event with a formal dress code.

passing

  • v. present participle of pass.
  • adj. That passes away; ephemeral.
  • adj. (now rare, literary) Pre-eminent, excellent, extreme.
  • adj. vague, cursory.
  • adj. going past - passing cars.
  • adv. (now literary or archaic) Surpassingly, greatly.
  • n. Death, dying; the end of something.
  • n. The fact of going past; a movement from one place to another or a change from one state to another.
  • n. (law) The act of approving a bill etc.
  • n. (sports) The act of passing a ball etc. to another player.
  • n. A form of juggling where several people pass props between each other, usually clubs or rings.

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