Synonyms of do-nothing
50 similar words · 5 opposite words
Another word for do-nothing is truant. Other synonyms of do-nothing are flaneur, faineant, slugabed, good-for-nothing and laggard.
Synonyms and similar words for do-nothing
nounA lazy person.
- idler
- bumA lazy, incompetent, or annoying person, usually a man.
- couch potatoA person who spends a lot of time sitting or lying down, often watching television, eating snacks or drinking alcohol.
- dawdlerA person who dawdles or idles.
- deadbeat
- dogfuckerA lazy person.
- dosser Ireland, UKSomeone who dosses, someone known for avoiding work.
- idleton UK, dialectalAn idle man.
- faineantAn irresponsible or lazy person.
- flaneurAn idler, a loafer.
- footlerOne who footles; a foolish trifler.
- good-for-nothingA person of little worth or usefulness.
- goldbricker
- goof-off USAn idle or work-shy person; a shirker.
- lallygagA layabout, one who lallygags.
- lollygagger
- laggardOne who lags behind; one who takes more time than is necessary or more than the others in a group.
- layaboutA lazy person.
- lazy ass slang, vulgarA person who is lazy.
- lazybones slangA person who is lazy.
- lazy louse colloquial, slangOne who is lazy; a lazy ass.
- lie-abedA person who remains in bed until late in the day.
- loafer
- lounge lizard slangA person who spends a lot of time sitting or lying down, often watching television, eating snacks or drinking alcohol.
- lounger
- morepork AustraliaA person who is lazy or slow; a slowcoach, a slowpoke.
- ne'er-do-well
- poopA stupid or ineffectual person.
- shirker
- skiver
- slacker
- slob
- slow bellyA lazy person; a heavy indolent glutton.
- slug
- slugabedA lazy person who lies in bed after the usual time for getting up; a sluggard.
- slug-a-bed
- slugabugSynonym of slugabed.
- sluggabed
- sluggard
- sofa spudSynonym of couch potato.
- tarrier
- truantAn idle or lazy person; an idler.
- wasteman
- waster
- wastrel
- do-naught archaicA lazy idler.
- get-nothing obsoleteA lazy person; an idler; a layabout.
- lidderon archaic, dialectalOne who is lazy, idle, or bad; rascal; scoundrel; a weakling.
- loiter-sack obsoleteA lazy person.
- ragabash obsoleteAn idle or ragged person.
Opposite of do-nothing
nounA lazy person.
- doerSomeone who does, performs, or executes; an active person, an agent.
- agent
- dynamo
- gunner figuratively
- self-starter
Meaning of do-nothing
- adjective Doing nothing, not taking any action.
- noun A lazy person.
Questions about synonyms of do-nothing
- What is another word for do-nothing?
- Do-nothing has 50 synonyms on Word.ws, such as truant, flaneur, faineant, slugabed, good-for-nothing and laggard.
- What is the opposite of do-nothing?
- The opposite of do-nothing is doer. Other antonyms of do-nothing are agent, dynamo, gunner and self-starter.
- What does do-nothing mean?
- Do-nothing means doing nothing, not taking any action.
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