Synonyms for bludge

Most common

lounge · idle · laze · sponge · freeload · scrounge · shirk

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

Noun

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To not earn one's keep, to live off someone else or off welfare when one could be working.

2. v. 2

   To do nothing, to be idle, especially when there is work to be done.

3. v. 3

   To take some benefit and give nothing in return.

   Can I bludge a cigarette off you?

4. n. 1

   The act of bludging.

Related words

Word family

bludger

Forms

Past participle

bludged
e.g. bludged → lounged, idled, lazed, sponged…

Example sentences

• lounge Tom came into the lounge, carrying a cup of coffee.
• idle He sometimes indulges himself in idle speculation.
• laze All Ziri did was laze around on the couch.
• sponge Tom threw a soaking wet sponge at me at school today.
• scrounge I'll have to scrounge up another couple of dollars.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

idle², laze

5 letters

shirk¹, cadge¹

6 letters

lounge¹, sponge¹, doddle

8 letters

scrounge¹, freeload

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (idle² = 2 syllables).