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Synonyms for do-nothing
dudo-noth·ing

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  1. 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, behind

    Antonyms:
    responsible

  2. do-nothing(a)adjective

    characterized by inability or unwillingness to work toward a goal or assume responsibility

    "a do-nothing government"

    Antonyms:
    responsible

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  1. do-nothingadjective

    Synonyms:
    inactive, idle, lazy, fabian, slothful

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How to use do-nothing in a sentence?

  1. Thomas Jefferson:

    It is part of the American character to consider nothing as desperate - to surmount every difficulty by resolution and contrivance.

  2. Kathrine Switzer/Boston Herald -RRB- Switzer:

    Nothing makes up for the sadness and death. But as horrible as it was, running itself is a force for good.

  3. Alice Pearson:

    We're just proud that he's coming home, it's not what we wanted, but it's better than nothing.

  4. Mary Wilson Little:

    There is no pleasure in having nothing to do; the fun is in having lots to do and not doing it.

  5. Bas Huijbregts:

    This has nothing to do with traditional Chinese medicine ; it's just newly invented branding for rhino products.

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