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Synonyms for sluggard

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A person who is lazy, stupid, or idle by habit.

Related words

Word family
slug sluggish

Forms

Plural
sluggards → idlers, do-nothings, drones, bums…

Example sentences

  • drone I want to buy a drone, but my parents won't let me.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
sluggardrising
dronerising
idlerfalling

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

By length

3 letters
bum1
4 letters
slug1
5 letters
drone1, snail1, idler3
6 letters
loafer2
7 letters
lounger, laggard2, dawdler, trifler
8 letters
faineant
9 letters
slowcoach

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (idler3 = 3 syllables).