Đồng nghĩa của going through the motions

Tính từ

Carried out without real interest, feeling, or concern
perfunctory cursory indifferent casual offhand sketchy superficial uninterested unthinking desultory unconcerned brief fleeting hasty hurried inattentive lackadaisical mechanical passing quick summary token apathetic careless complacent disinterested insensible insouciant negligent nonchalant pococurante uncurious dismissive heedless incurious rapid slipshod slovenly wooden cool half-hearted laid-back phoning it in walking through it slapdash irresponsible incautious reckless carefree uncaring lax sloppy unheeding improvident rushed shallow disregardful neglectful tardy lazy derelict rash speedy blithe blasé slack remiss easy slight precipitate unmindful precipitous slap-happy devil-may-care free and easy detached depthless headlong unconsidered surface-level dispassionate uncritical drive-by haphazard feckless imprudent thoughtless uncircumspect unobservant untrustworthy delinquent unaccountable unreliable undependable aloof blithely unconcerned good-for-nothing without care trite trifling short incidental lukewarm pell-mell helter-skelter flying overhasty gadarene impetuous breezy half-baked unfeeling fast listless impassive easygoing automatic unresponsive unfussy impulsive hectic spur-of-the-moment distant swift bored uninvolved withdrawn remote injudicious sudden abrupt vague cavalier unperturbed purposeless unenthusiastic unmoved clinical passive cold unimpressible unexcited disimpassioned glancing negative hit-or-miss routine unceremonious random just watching the clock not giving a damn untidy unsystematic otiose loose unmeticulous shoddy unthorough faineant unthoughtful fainéant inadequate nodding undiscerning couldn't-care-less indiscriminate take-it-or-leave-it imperfect flash flimsy light partial insincere inconsequential feigning paltry temerarious premature undiscriminating hit or miss unperceptive subitaneous precipitant rushing snatched uninquiring unselective mindless unreasoned unexacting objective uncommitted reserved impartial spacey impersonal unbiased unprejudiced spaced-out unpassioned stolid abstract removed poker-faced staid spontaneous uninformed imperceptive untroubled unworried unpremeditated indiscriminating airy out of it instinctive extemporaneous capricious impromptu snap unruffled happy-go-lucky involuntary whimsical unplanned intuitive uninhibited easily pleased equanimous equable calm serene gay easy-going composed sunny light-hearted relaxed emotional freakish adventurous daredevil unprompted unrepressed foolhardy lacking concern jaunty buoyant frivolous unserious daring unguarded unpredictable madcap abandoned unwary upbeat unmeditated ad-lib hot-headed jumping the gun ill-thought-out winging it ill-considered brash passionate unexpected wild laid back free from care free from worry weary apathetic towards offhand about uninvolved with unconcerned about bored stiff going through motions lukewarm about turned off detached from bored by nonchalant about unmoved by hard-hearted phlegmatic about unresponsive to aloof from could care less indifferent to uninvolved in unenthusiastic about incurious about distant from lethargic languid inert phlegmatic indolent sluggish torpid idle passionless callous slothful leisurely Laodicean regardless supine moony languorous limp spiritless enervated inactive unemotional emotionless unsympathetic languishing dreamy stoical flippant informal neutral energyless dull droopy blah artless unstudied effortless unhurried simple slow stoic unenergetic slow-moving non-committal undemonstrative unambitious impassible affectless numb cold-blooded unmotivated unanxious draggy dispirited untouched flat wimpy lighthearted slaphappy lightsome oblivious debonair nebbish comatose somnolent drowsy sleepy dopey leaden heavy blahs pining lacking in energy snoozy sleepyhead what the hell don't give a damn couldn't care less nonplussed unflappable insensitive deaf undisturbed unbothered not bothered at ease hardened blind stony forgetful undaunted self-centred self-centered without a care in the world not giving a toss cool, calm and collected inefficient procrastinative incompetent disorganized neglecting disorderly abstracted disorganised workshy quiescent dilatory unprofessional laggard permissive dormant asleep at the wheel asleep on the job do-nothing bloodless aimless shiftless feeble sentimental romantic laissez-faire halfhearted daydreaming easy going spring fever equitable unimpressed casual about uncaring about heedless of nonpartisan apathetic about uninterested in regardless of frivolous about impervious evenhanded candid just equal fair reckless about careless of cavalier about dismissive of square mindless of oblivious to unimpressed by weary of nonaligned scornful unsocial unaroused silent haughty uncommunicative diffident superior heartless supercilious highbrow not giving a monkey's

Động từ

Present participle for to do something in a mechanical, unreflective manner, especially as a matter of routine and without commitment or enthusiasm
pretending faking it play-acting putting it on putting on an act shamming dissembling posturing posing dissimulating faking feigning counterfeiting bluffing acting masquerading affecting professing putting up a front kidding putting on a false front simulating messing fabricating making a pretence of playing possum devising four-flushing malingering putting on act playing imitating doing a bit giving appearance of giving the appearance of putting on inventing putting on airs going through the motions of making a show of playing at making show of fronting assuming forging putting on a false display passing for disguising masking hiding veiling concealing letting on dressing up making a pretense lying deceiving camouflaging suppressing presenting a false face bearding cloaking obscuring presenting a false front making a show making out making as if impersonating falsifying mimicking playacting doing making like aping putting on a front concocting adopting misrepresenting making up reproducing purporting misleading copying cheating spoofing prevaricating claiming jiving acting like trumping up whitewashing fooling deluding duping pirating suckering contriving mocking coining mirroring pretending to be taking on acting out taking off shucking and jiving personating equivocating masquerading as posing as fibbing doing like dittoing passing off making out like alleging imagining parodying caricaturing representing portraying hoaxing stonewalling striking hoodwinking beguiling cozening enacting replicating burlesquing fudging conning travestying exaggerating manufacturing knocking off defrauding borrowing faking out constructing sending up designing conjuring up covering up putting up a smoke screen acting as if playing the part letting on like passing oneself off as depicting forming posturing as seeming to be pulling pretending to have aspiring to satirizing professing to have doing a number copping lampooning swinging the lead mimeoing minting cloning statting laying it on thick guying putting up a front of exhibiting putting on a pretense hamming playing to the gallery going like making money supposing aspiring scheming orchestrating scratching transcribing tracing copying fraudulently duplicating circulating bad money jazzing fishing miming hoking satirising taking up displaying staging showboating embodying developing claiming falsely laying claim grandstanding attitudinizing professing to be passing yourself off as becoming showing dreaming fantasizing daydreaming downplaying varnishing veneering minimizing assuming the role excogitating screening secreting sugarcoating extenuating airbrushing laying on affecting the role of assuming the role of monkeying hatching shrouding showing off favouring creating favoring stealing suggesting lifting featuring fencing parroting cribbing resembling pussyfooting covering doing an impression doing likewise following in footsteps reflecting repeating playing a part doing an impression of modeling after patterning after paralleling trying to be like parallelling minimising doubling as turning into coming to have behaving affectedly striking an attitude assuming an attitude taking off as striking a pose playing the part of disguising yourself copping an attitude drumming up vamping vamping up cooking up misstating thinking up tricking hushing up telling a white lie telling untruth soft-pedalling soft-pedaling de-emphasizing sweeping something under the rug creating out of thin air keeping dark keeping quiet about dreaming up keeping secret sweeping something under the carpet keeping a lid on drawing a veil over fancying musing romancing glossing over mocking up humbugging doing a take-off bamboozling indulging in fantasy fantasising perjuring gulling taking in telling a fib promoting forswearing yourself departing from the truth speaking with forked tongue telling a little white lie telling a lie inventing a story making up a story stretching the truth not telling the truth telling a terminological inexactitude planting shovelling telling stories pulling someone's leg paltering shoveling creating fiction telling untruths pulling the wool over somebody's eyes snowing hornswoggling misinforming snookering having misguiding buffaloing gaffing catching gammoning burning juggling building castles in Spain building castles in the air acting as though having on double-crossing stringing along scamming buncoing blagging sucking in betraying shucking illuding pulling the wool over someone's eyes psyching out putting one over on

Trái nghĩa của going through the motions

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