Synonyms for shiftless
- adjective
Most common
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Uncaring
uncaring, unambitious, lackadaisical, slack, remiss, otiose, pococurante
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Lazy, unmotivated.
Example sentences
- slack We tend to slack off after many hours of hard work.
- uncaring People think you're uncaring because you never show emotion.
- lackadaisical His lackadaisical attitude to studying explains his poor grades.
- unambitious I wonder if Tom is still unambitious.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| shiftless | steady | |
| slack | steady | |
| uncaring | rising | |
| lackadaisical | rising | |
| unambitious | steady | |
| improvident | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- slack1
- 6 letters
- remiss2, otiose3
- 8 letters
- uncaring3
- 9 letters
- unthrifty
- 10 letters
- thriftless
- 11 letters
- unambitious, improvident, pococurante
- 13 letters
- lackadaisical5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (remiss2 = 2 syllables).