half-assing
Doing it poorly
Half-assing is doing something with minimal effort or care—putting in only enough to technically complete a task while ignoring quality.
The image is crude but vivid: using only half your ass, holding back full commitment.
Don't half-ass this report; take your time and do it right.
The noun half-ass and adjective half-assed carry the same sense of inadequate effort.
Avoiding effort deliberately
- cutting cornersReducing effort improperly
- phoning it inPerforming without genuine commitment
- coastingMoving without active effort
- minimal effortSmallest exertion needed
laziness · bare minimum · going through the motions · shortcutting · skimping · fudging · winging it · lackluster
Of poor craftsmanship
- slipshodCareless and hasty
- mediocreOf only moderate quality
- subparBelow acceptable quality
- incompleteLacking necessary parts
rushed · botched · hack job · careless · sloppy · unfinished · rough · crude
Lack of interest
- apathyAbsence of feeling
- disengagementWithdrawal from involvement
- uncommittedNot bound to anything
- unmotivatedLacking incentive or drive
carelessness · nonchalance · detachment · blasé · couldn't care less · whatever · disinterest · checked out
slacking
Avoiding effort deliberately
- cutting cornersReducing effort improperly
- phoning it inPerforming without genuine commitment
- coastingMoving without active effort
minimal effort · laziness · bare minimum · going through the motions · shortcutting · skimping · fudging · winging it · lackluster · perfunctory
shoddy
Of poor craftsmanship
incomplete · rushed · botched · hack job · careless · sloppy · unfinished · rough · crude · amateurish
indifference
Lack of interest
- apathyAbsence of feeling
- disengagementWithdrawal from involvement
- uncommittedNot bound to anything
unmotivated · carelessness · nonchalance · detachment · blasé · couldn't care less · whatever · disinterest · checked out · going through motions
half-assinggoing all out
Exerting total effort
going the extra mile · grinding · hustling · going above and beyond · doubling down
half-assingcraftsmanship
Skill in making objects
attention to detail · perfectionism · nailing it · diligence · conscientiousness
half, halves, halved, halving, halfway, halfhearted, halfheartedly, ass, asses