Synonyms for "sluggard" (84 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (17)

bumclock watcherdallierdawdledawdlerdiddlerdillydallierdo nothingdo-nothingdolittledoodlerdrone

Noun(5 words)

chickencowardcravendogfuckerdosser

Strong matches (25)

faineantfoot-draggergentleman of leisuregoldbrickgoldbrickergoof offgoof-offidlerlaggardlazyboneslie-abedlingererloaferloitererlollerlotus eaterlotus-eaterloungerlubber

Noun(6 words)

flaneurhand-sitterinvertebratelallygagloiter-sacklounge lizard

Related words (42)

mopemoperplodderpottererprocrastinatorputterershirkerslackersleepyheadslouchsloucherslow goerslow-footslowbellyslowcoachslowpokeslugslugabedsnailstick-in-the-mud

Show 5 more words

time killertime wastertortoisetriflerwaiter on providence

Noun(17 words)

moreporknithingpooppussypussyboyquakebuttockrecreantscaredy pantsscaredy-catshithouseslagslowcoachslugtruantvideophiliawimpyellowbelly

Related word relations

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

5 relation types

More general

5 entries

bumdo-nothingidlerlayaboutloafer

Related terms

3 entries

lugslugsluggish

etymologically related_to

1 entries

slug

is a

1 entries

idler

related to

11 entries

cowardlyfearfulhabitidlelazylugpoltroonslothfulslugsluggishstupid

Translations

48 translations across 25 languages.

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Afrikaans

1 entries

• luiaard noun (lazy or idle person)

Bulgarian

1 entries

• ленивец noun (lazy or idle person)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries

• 懶人 /懒人 noun (lazy or idle person)
• 懶漢 /懒汉 noun (lazy or idle person)
• 懶骨頭 /懒骨头 noun (lazy or idle person)

Czech

1 entries

• lenoch noun (lazy or idle person)

Dutch

1 entries

• luiaard noun (lazy or idle person)

Ewe

1 entries

• kuviatɔ noun (lazy or idle person)

Finnish

4 entries

• etana noun (lazy or idle person)
• laiskimus noun (lazy or idle person)
• laiskuri noun (lazy or idle person)
• velttoilija noun (lazy or idle person)

French

4 entries

• fainéant noun (lazy or idle person)
• fainéante noun (lazy or idle person)
• flemmard noun (lazy or idle person)
• flemmarde noun (lazy or idle person)

Galician

3 entries

• lacazán noun (lazy or idle person)
• nugallán noun (lazy or idle person)
• preguiceiro noun (lazy or idle person)

German

2 entries

• Faulpelz noun (lazy or idle person)
• Nichtstuer noun (lazy or idle person)

Greek

1 entries

• τεμπέλης noun (lazy or idle person)

Icelandic

3 entries

• iðjuleysingi noun (lazy or idle person)
• letiblóð noun (lazy or idle person)
• letingi noun (lazy or idle person)

Irish

1 entries

• scraiste noun (lazy or idle person)

Italian

4 entries

• flemmatico noun (lazy or idle person)
• inattivo noun (lazy or idle person)
• indolente noun (lazy or idle person)
• lavativo noun (lazy or idle person)

Macedonian

2 entries

• мр́зливец noun (lazy or idle person)
• мр́зливка noun (lazy or idle person)

Māori

2 entries

• inukorokoro noun (lazy or idle person)
• pirorehe noun (lazy or idle person)

Persian

1 entries

• لتنبر noun (lazy or idle person)

Plautdietsch

1 entries

• Schlosäwendoot noun (lazy or idle person)

Polish

1 entries

• leń noun (lazy or idle person)

Portuguese

2 entries

• moleirão noun (lazy or idle person)
• molenga noun (lazy or idle person)

Russian

1 entries

• безде́льник noun (lazy or idle person)

Spanish

1 entries

• remolón noun (lazy or idle person)

Tamil

1 entries

• சோம்பேறி noun (lazy or idle person)

Telugu

1 entries

• సోమరి noun (lazy or idle person)

Turkish

2 entries

• miskin noun (lazy or idle person)
• tembel noun (lazy or idle person)

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