Sooner or later, you will regret your idleness.
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Idleness
/ˈaɪdəlnəs/
Synonyms for "idleness" (137 found)
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Closest matches (28)
a wise passivenessbig dealcautiousnesscircumspectioncontemplationcontemplative lifecreepingdawdlingdeliberatenessdeliberationdo-nothing policydo-nothingismdo-nothingnessdolce far nientedormancydrawleaseemptinessflimsinessfoolishness
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Strong matches (41)
Noun(10 words)
Related words (68)
much ado about nothingneutralismneutralityneutralnessnoninvolvementnonparticipationnonresistancenonviolencenonviolent resistancenugacityotiositypacifismparalysispassive resistancepassive self-annihilationpassivenesspassivismpassivitypokinesspolicy
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procrastinationquiescencequietismreluctancerestshallownessshiftlessnessshilly-shallyingshirkingsillinessslacknessslendernessslightnessslothslothfulnessslouchslownesssluggardysluggishnessstagnancystagnationstandpattismstasissuperficialitytempest in a teapottentativenesstorportriflingnesstritenesstrivialitytrivialnessunemploymentvacuityvanityvapidityvegetationvita contemplativawaiting gamewatching and waiting
Determiner(1 words)
no process
Noun(7 words)
Adjective(1 words)
romanian pasivitate
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5 entrieseconomic idlenesshabits of idlenessidle timeperiod of idlenessstate of idleness
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11 total sentences available.
Work is preferable to idleness.
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That is a mere excuse for idleness.
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The failure is due to his idleness.
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