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svetamarik Svetlana
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NEED YOUR HELP!
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Hi, my dear colleagues! Could you tell me what the �best antonym for � tirelessly is? I �d like to find the best one. I need it for my new ws about human heart. Thanks in advance Svetlana |
30 Apr 2009
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Zora
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Good morning Svetlana, 
I �d have to know the context you want to use it in but I�d say the closest is..."not....at all"
Example:
John works tirelessly.
John doesn �t work at all.
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30 Apr 2009
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svetamarik Svetlana
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Hi Zora! The context is the following: From the moment it begins beating until the moment it stops, the human heart works tirelessly. Thanks for your quick reply. |
30 Apr 2009
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Zora
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Yup..- it would probably be "not at all"... since here tirelessly is "non-stop".
From the moment a person dies,the heart doesn �t work at all. (or stops working).
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30 Apr 2009
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Ankhy
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I �d say wearily...
Good luck with your ws!
I can �t wait to download it :-)
I�ve answered before seeing the context... Maybe it�s not the best antonym for the �heart� context... |
30 Apr 2009
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susiebelle
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�continually � might be a good choice also. |
30 Apr 2009
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susiebelle
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Wait a minute... you want the antonym- not the synonym? The direct antonym would be tiredly |
30 Apr 2009
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Jayho
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I �d say tiredly or weakly, but it depends on what your purpose is |
30 Apr 2009
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maker1
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Tirelessly here means � �non-stop, continually � � as susiebelle said so could a good antonym be � �hardly ever � � or � � almost never � � |
30 Apr 2009
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aftab57
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Sluggishly also might be ok do you think? |
30 Apr 2009
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Zora
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I think it all depends on the context... "sluggishly" would be the best when taking about how the heart beats.
BUT in other cases... it would be different.
He worked tirelessly at his job. - means a great worker who works non-stop.
He doesn �t work at all at his job. - means he �s a lazy bugger who does nothing...
AND if we take tiredly (which I debate as not necessarily being the direct antonym because of it�s meaning)...
He works tiredly at his job. - means he is listless and without energy... NOT necessarily because he is lazy though... it could be he �s just overworked.
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30 Apr 2009
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