half-asses
Gives minimal effort
Half-asses means to do something with minimal effort or care, producing a sloppy or incomplete result: He half-assed the report and it showed.
The term implies laziness or indifference rather than inability.
Someone who half-asses things is a half-ass, and the work itself is half-assed.
Lacking sincere commitment
- apatheticWithout feeling or concern
- indifferentLacking interest or concern
- unenthusiasticWithout eagerness or passion
- lazyAvoiding effort or exertion
lackadaisical · listless · disinterested · unmotivated · tepid · lukewarm · nonchalant · uninspired
Careless and untidy
- slipshodCareless and hasty
- haphazardLacking organization or plan
- slapdashHasty and careless
- negligentFailing in due care
inattentive · messy · disorganized · imprecise · unsystematic · rushed · hasty · reckless
Of poor craftsmanship
- amateurishLacking professional skill
- clumsyLacking physical coordination
- bungledPerformed ineptly, failed
- fumbledHandled awkwardly, dropped
inept · crude · rough · makeshift · jerry-rigged · cobbled-together · thrown-together · hack
Below acceptable quality
- incompleteLacking necessary parts
- unfinishedNot yet complete
- deficientHaving too little
- insufficientBelow required quantity
inferior · poor · weak · mediocre · lacking · wanting · sketchy · patchy
halfhearted
Lacking sincere commitment
- apatheticWithout feeling or concern
- indifferentLacking interest or concern
- unenthusiasticWithout eagerness or passion
lazy · lackadaisical · listless · disinterested · unmotivated · tepid · lukewarm · nonchalant · uninspired · blasé
sloppy
Careless and untidy
negligent · inattentive · messy · disorganized · imprecise · unsystematic · rushed · hasty · reckless · thoughtless
shoddy
Of poor craftsmanship
- amateurishLacking professional skill
- clumsyLacking physical coordination
- bungledPerformed ineptly, failed
fumbled · inept · crude · rough · makeshift · jerry-rigged · cobbled-together · thrown-together · hack · kludgy
subpar
Below acceptable quality
- incompleteLacking necessary parts
- unfinishedNot yet complete
- deficientHaving too little
insufficient · inferior · poor · weak · mediocre · lacking · wanting · sketchy · patchy · partial
half-assesgoes all out
Exerts total effort
gives 110% · goes the extra mile · nails · aces · masters
half-assesgoes all out
Exerts total effort
gives 110% · goes the extra mile · works one's tail off · hustles · grinds
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