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Synonyms for do-nothing

  • noun
  • adjective

Most common

good-for-nothing laggard sluggard

All synonyms

Noun

good-for-nothing, bum, loafer, idler, laggard, slug, lounger, sluggard, layabout slang informal, dawdler rare

Adjective

lazy, slothful, idle, inactive

Antonyms

agent, do-er, self-starter

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Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A lazy person.

  2. adj. 1

    Doing nothing, not taking any action.

    It became clear that a chronic do-nothing approach to the problem's management would no longer suffice.

Forms

Plural
do-nothings → good-for-nothings, bums, loafers, idlers…

By length

3 letters
bum1
4 letters
lazy2, idle2, slug1
5 letters
idler3
6 letters
loafer2
7 letters
lounger, laggard2, dawdler
8 letters
inactive3, slothful, layabout, sluggard

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (lazy2 = 2 syllables).