idler
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Synonyms:
lounger, slacker, couch potato, loafer, lazy-arse
idle
WordReference English Thesaurus © 2025
Sense: Verb: be lazy
Synonyms:
while away time, be lazy, kill time, waste time, laze, laze around, laze about , loaf Collocations , loaf around , loaf about , bum around , doss , skive , do nothing, lounge Collocations, lounge around, lounge about , sit idly, take it easy
Antonyms:
work Collocations, exercise Collocations, act Collocations, persevere, toil Collocations, be busy, get to work, be active, put your time to good use, engage in, make the most of
Sense: Verb: drift - often followed by 'along'
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Sense: Adjective: lazy
Synonyms:
lazy Collocations, indolent, shiftless, slothful, sluggish Collocations, sluggardly, work-shy , slack Collocations , passive, inert
Antonyms:
lively Collocations, vigorous, active Collocations, diligent Collocations, ambitious Collocations, energetic Collocations, industrious, bustling Collocations, enterprising
Sense: Adjective: unused or inactive
Synonyms:
unused, inactive, unoccupied, unemployed Collocations, jobless, out of work, out of action, out of a job, redundant Collocations, laid-off , uncultivated, untilled, fallow, vacant Collocations, stagnant, stationary Collocations, not in use, not in operation, still Collocations, quiet Collocations, motionless, inert, workless, gathering dust
Antonyms:
occupied, employed Collocations, operative, operational Collocations, functional Collocations, working Collocations, busy Collocations, engaged Collocations, used Collocations, in service, in use, running Collocations, at work
Sense: Adjective: empty - promises, efforts, etc.
Synonyms:
empty Collocations, worthless Collocations, hollow Collocations, pointless Collocations, baseless, useless Collocations, vain Collocations, futile Collocations, ineffectual, of no use
Antonyms:
successful Collocations, advantageous, beneficial Collocations, effective Collocations, productive, worthwhile Collocations, promising Collocations, useful Collocations
Sense: Adjective: trivial
Synonyms:
trivial Collocations, unimportant, insignificant, irrelevant Collocations, without foundation, silly Collocations, unwarranted, ill-founded