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?
It is part of the American character to consider nothing as desperate - to surmount every difficulty by resolution and contrivance.
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.
We're just proud that he's coming home, it's not what we wanted, but it's better than nothing.
There is no pleasure in having nothing to do; the fun is in having lots to do and not doing it.
This has nothing to do with traditional Chinese medicine ; it's just newly invented branding for rhino products.
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