# perfunctory

- **Language:** English
- **Level:** C2 (Proficient)
- **Part of speech:** adjective
- **Pronunciation:** /pəˈfʌŋktəri/
- **English:** done quickly and without much care or interest
- **Persian:** سرسری

## Example

> He gave the report a perfunctory glance.
> او نگاه سرسری‌ای به گزارش انداخت.

## Word forms

- adverb: perfunctorily

## Synonyms

cursory, careless

## Opposites

thorough

## Common phrases

- perfunctory glance
- perfunctory smile
- perfunctory check

## Related words

- [circumvent](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/circumvent): to find a way around a rule or problem (C2)
- [encounter](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/encounter): to meet or experience something unexpectedly (B2)
- [maintain](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/maintain): to keep something in good condition or at the same level (B2)
- [obtain](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/obtain): to get something, especially by effort (B2)
- [avoid](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/avoid): to stay away from something or prevent it from happening (B1)
- [continue](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/continue): to keep doing something or to start again after a pause (B1)
- [start](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/start): to begin doing something (A2)
- [finish](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/finish): to complete something or come to the end (A2)

Source: https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/perfunctory