What is another word for do-nothing?
Synonyms for do-nothing
dudo-noth·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
idler, loafer, do-nothing, layabout, bumadjective
person who does no work
"a lazy bum"
Synonyms:
fanny, tail, seat, crumb, butt, hobo, skunk, rear end, scum bag, can, nates, bottom, git, layabout, fundament, stinker, posterior, buttocks, puke, stern, stinkpot, backside, bum, dirty dog, idler, buns, hindquarters, tail end, derriere, tooshie, so-and-so, hind end, rotter, rump, lowlife, keister, tramp, ass, prat, arse, rear, tush, loafer, rat, behindAntonyms:
responsibledo-nothing(a)adjective
characterized by inability or unwillingness to work toward a goal or assume responsibility
"a do-nothing government"
Antonyms:
responsible
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#34 | can | |
#1304 | ass | |
#1531 | behind | |
#1796 | bottom | |
#2740 | seat | |
#3398 | rear | |
#4580 | butt | |
#5910 | rat | |
#5936 | tail | |
#10536 | stern | |
#17287 | posterior | |
#20585 | bum | |
#20651 | fanny | |
#20771 | git | |
#23240 | hobo | |
#24656 | arse | |
#25040 | tramp | |
#27265 | skunk | |
#30327 | buns | |
#32782 | backside | |
#33149 | crumb | |
#33207 | buttocks | |
#38443 | puke | |
#45591 | rump | |
#47936 | idler | |
#51134 | loafer | |
#58813 | prat | |
#81978 | tush | |
#88781 | nates | |
#97992 | stinker | |
#101378 | lowlife | |
#122628 | rotter | |
#123253 | derriere | |
#132482 | hindquarters | |
#135789 | keister | |
#156396 | fundament | |
#297778 | layabout |
How to use do-nothing in a sentence?
I truly, truly believe that [Cannon’s] big brother was there protecting him and making sure that nothing was going to happen to him.
There’s really nothing out there to safely fight these viruses, this antiviral works for all RNA respiratory viruses we tested, including SARS-CoV-2. RSV, coronavirus and flu all circulate in the same season. Bottom line is you can potentially reduce infection and disease using this one oral drug.
They had already secured the whole property... they came around the front. There was nothing going on. That was done. Period. Are they supposed to stand at attention in the mall?
This is a new low, even for anti-abortion activists who will stop at nothing in their effort to undermine a woman's right to choose, i believe the Center for Medical Progress may have broken the law in developing and executing this unbelievably elaborate and troubling scheme, and all Americans should have concerns about that.
Let me reiterate, there was no fight, there was no argument, this escalated out of nothing, and very quickly, it was an attack, it was an assault, and I did file a police report.
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