Deadbeat

Synonyms for "deadbeat" (52 found)

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Closest matches (11)

Noun(4 words)

idlerbad payerbounced-check writerbums

all inbarnacle beatbeat upbeaten beggar bushed

Strong matches (15)

deaddead tireddog tireddone drained exhausted fagged freeloader gone

Noun(5 words)

deadbeat parentdebtor defaulter delinquent irresponsible

Adjective(1 words)

derelict

Related words (26)

Noun(12 words)

layabout loafer negligentnegligent parentnon-supporting parentnonpayer rattletrap slacker slouch unreliable wastrel welching

leech parasiteplayed outpooped prostrate spent sponge sponger tiredtuckered outused upwashed upwhackedworn out

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More general

9 entries

behavioral descriptordebitor debtoreconomic actoreconomic descriptorfinancial behavior descriptorhumanmoral judgmentperson

More specific

13 entries

absent fatherbounced-check writerdeadbeat borrowerdeadbeat employeedeadbeat fatherdeadbeat payeridle studentirresponsible parentloafernoncustodial parentnonpayerslack workerunproductive team member

Collocations

9 entries

deadbeat borrowerdeadbeat checkdeadbeat daddeadbeat debtordeadbeat fatherdeadbeat habitdeadbeat lifestyledeadbeat parentdeadbeat payer

Inflections

3 entries

deadbeatsmore deadbeatmost deadbeat

Derivations

2 entries

deadbeatism deadbeatness

Sample sentences

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Why would she go out of her way to help a deadbeat like you?

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I'm not a deadbeat.

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Who's this deadbeat?

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Tom is a deadbeat.

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