cursory Synonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- reckless
- flying
- pell-mell
- overhasty
- gadarene
- precipitate
- abrupt
- precipitous
- rapid
- spontaneous
- makeshift
- swift
- helter-skelter
- headlong
- impromptu
Weak:
Strongest:
- calculated
- unrushed
- deliberate
- unrushed
- circumspect
- measured
- deliberate
- unhurried
- calculated
- measured
- circumspect
- unhurried
Strong:
- foresighted
- leisurely
- slow
- calculating
- calculating
- extended
- tentative
- leisurely
- long-term
- long-term
- prolonged
- tentative
- slow
- extended
- prolonged
- hesitant
- foresighted
- hesitant
Weak:
cursory Meaning
cursory (s)
hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
cursory Sentence Examples
- I gave the document only a cursory glance before signing it, not realizing its implications.
- With just a cursory examination, the doctor diagnosed the patient's symptoms as a common cold.
- She conducted a cursory review of the literature to get a general understanding of the topic.
- The detective's cursory investigation failed to uncover any substantial evidence.
- Before the interview, he only had time for a cursory preparation, which left him feeling unprepared.
- Despite his cursory efforts, he managed to complete the project on time.
- The teacher gave the student's essay a cursory read and marked it with minimal feedback.
- He gave a cursory apology, but it lacked sincerity and failed to address the issue.
- The journalist's cursory coverage of the event left much of the story untold.
- In a cursory examination of the car, the mechanic noticed several issues that needed immediate attention.
FAQs About the word cursory
hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
hurried, quick, sudden, drive-by, hasty, impulsive, rushed, rash, reckless, flying
calculated, unrushed,deliberate, unrushed, circumspect, measured, deliberate, unhurried, calculated, measured
I gave the document only a cursory glance before signing it, not realizing its implications.
With just a cursory examination, the doctor diagnosed the patient's symptoms as a common cold.
She conducted a cursory review of the literature to get a general understanding of the topic.
The detective's cursory investigation failed to uncover any substantial evidence.
