half-hearted
Without real commitment
Half-hearted describes effort or enthusiasm that lacks full commitment or conviction.
A half-hearted attempt suggests going through the motions without genuine investment.
A half-hearted apology doesn't quite convince.
The word implies holding back, as if only part of oneself is engaged: He made a half-hearted wave and turned away.
Lacking interest or concern
- lukewarmMildly warm temperature
- tepidMildly warm, lacking intensity
- unenthusiasticWithout eagerness or passion
- noncommittalNot expressing clear opinion
wishy-washy · hesitant · reluctant · ambivalent · wavering · irresolute · tentative · undecided
Lacking energy or enthusiasm
- lethargicLacking energy or alertness
- apatheticWithout feeling or concern
- languidWeak and without vigor
- unenergeticWithout vitality or drive
lifeless · flat · dull · torpid · sluggish · dispirited · deflated · droopy
Hasty and incomplete
- superficialLacking depth or substance
- tokenRepresentative placeholder
- mechanicalOperated by machinery
- obligatoryRequired by rule
routine · careless · slipshod · hasty · slapdash · desultory · haphazard · rushed
Falsely displayed or simulated
- hollowEmpty within
- fakeNot the real thing
- disingenuousFeigning ignorance or innocence
- pretendedActed falsely
phony · contrived · forced · artificial · unconvincing · false · empty · sham
indifferent
Lacking interest or concern
- lukewarmMildly warm temperature
- tepidMildly warm, lacking intensity
- unenthusiasticWithout eagerness or passion
noncommittal · wishy-washy · hesitant · reluctant · ambivalent · wavering · irresolute · tentative · undecided · fence-sitting
listless
Lacking energy or enthusiasm
- lethargicLacking energy or alertness
- apatheticWithout feeling or concern
- languidWeak and without vigor
unenergetic · lifeless · flat · dull · torpid · sluggish · dispirited · deflated · droopy · flagging
cursory
Hasty and incomplete
- superficialLacking depth or substance
- tokenRepresentative placeholder
- mechanicalOperated by machinery
obligatory · routine · careless · slipshod · hasty · slapdash · desultory · haphazard · rushed · negligent
feigned
Falsely displayed or simulated
- hollowEmpty within
- fakeNot the real thing
- disingenuousFeigning ignorance or innocence
pretended · phony · contrived · forced · artificial · unconvincing · false · empty · sham · put-on
- ___-hearted wordscold-hearted, warm-hearted, light-hearted, heavy-hearted, big-hearted
- indecisionindecision, indecisiveness, conflicted, hesitation, indecisive
- unwillingreluctant, hesitant, resistant, averse, disinclined
- half-measuresband-aid, token effort, lip service, stopgap, quick fix
- not reallynot quite, sort of, kind of, maybe, hardly
- attentionattention, focus, focused, attentiveness, focused attention
half-heartedwholehearted
Fully and sincerely committed
whole-hearted · committed · dedicated · determined · devoted
half-heartedenthusiastic
Showing intense eager enjoyment
eager · passionate · zealous · ardent · fervent