Shirk

/ʃɜːk/

Synonyms for "shirk" (128 found)

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Closest matches (26)

Strong matches (38)

dog itdoubleduckduck dutyeschewevadefenceget aroundget out ofgoldbrickgoof offgumshoejumpleaveleave loose endsleave undonelet alonelet be
Noun(6 words)

Related words (64)

Verb(18 words)
Noun(9 words)
neglect of dutyneglect of studyscrimshankslackingwarning neglectweaselweaselingwiggleswimp

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

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More general

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More specific

7 entries
absenteeismavoid obligationsdodge dutiesevade responsibilityidolatrypolytheismprocrastination

Collocations

11 entries
academic shirkingduty avoidanceobligation avoidanceresponsibility avoidanceshirk accountabilityshirk dutiesshirk obligationsshirk responsibilitiesshirk tasksshirk workshirking behavior

Inflections

3 entries

Derivations

2 entries

Sample sentences

12 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

I won’t mislead you, I won’t betray you, I won't shirk!

Source: tatoeba (439013)

A father shouldn't shirk his responsibilities to his children.

Source: tatoeba (696949)

We can't shirk our responsibility.

Source: tatoeba (9930711)

We won't shirk our responsibilities.

Source: tatoeba (9930807)

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