Synonyms of sloth
4 similar words · 2 opposite words
Another word for sloth is acedia. Other synonyms of sloth are slothfulness, sleuth and tardigrade. The opposite of sloth is liveliness.
Synonyms and similar words for sloth
nounLaziness; slowness of mind; disinclination to action or labour; a feeling combining indifference...
- acediaSpiritual or mental sloth and the feeling it provokes; apathy or indifference; a lack of care or interest and the...
- slothfulness
nounA group of bears.
- sleuthSlowness; laziness, sloth.
nounAnimal.
- tardigrade obsoleteA sloth, a neotropical mammal of suborder Folivora (syn. Tardigrada).
Opposite of sloth
nounLaziness; slowness of mind; disinclination to action or labour; a feeling combining indifference...
- diligence
- livelinessThe quality of being lively.
Meaning of sloth
- noun Laziness; slowness of mind; disinclination to action or labour; a feeling combining indifference and lethargy; a dragging idleness.
- noun Any member of species of the families Choloepodidae and Bradypodidae of herbivorous, arboreal South American mammals, noted for its slowness and inactivity.
- noun Any of the extinct group of ground sloths.
sloth in other languages
Questions about synonyms of sloth
- What is another word for sloth?
- Sloth has 4 synonyms on Word.ws, such as acedia, slothfulness, sleuth and tardigrade.
- What is the opposite of sloth?
- The opposite of sloth is liveliness.
- What does sloth mean?
- Sloth means laziness; slowness of mind; disinclination to action or labour; a feeling combining indifference and lethargy; a dragging idleness.
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