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Cursory

🔄 Synonyms of "Cursory"

4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
perfunctory	Performed in a careless or indifferent manner as a thing of rote.
casualnoun	(of behavior, usage, or milieu) Informal; relaxed.
careless	Not giving sufficient attention or thought, especially concerning the avoidance of harm or mistakes.
passingnoun	Going past.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
casual	(of behavior, usage, or milieu) Informal; relaxed.
passing	Going past.
careless	Not giving sufficient attention or thought, especially concerning the avoidance of harm or mistakes.
perfunctory	Performed in a careless or indifferent manner as a thing of rote.
hasty	Acting or done in haste; hurried or too quick; speedy due to having little time.
prompt	Quick; acting without delay.
swift	Fast; quick; rapid.
quick	Moving with speed, rapidity or swiftness, or capable of doing so; rapid; fast.
rapidly	With speed; in a rapid manner.
rapid	Very swift or quick.
speedy	Proceeding with or characterized by high speed; rapid.
expeditious	Fast, prompt, speedy.
rough	Not smooth; uneven.
shallow	Having little depth; significantly less deep than wide.
short	Having a small distance from one end or edge to another, either horizontally or vertically.
low-level	(computing) Of, or relating to a program, or to code in which each statement corresponds to a single machine instruction.
superficial	Appearing to be true or real only until examined more closely.
brief	Of short duration; happening quickly.
fast	(dated) Firmly or securely fixed in place; stable.
frivolous	Silly, especially at an inappropriate time or in an inappropriate manner; lacking a good reason for being, or for doing what one does; due to or moved by a whim or caprice.