Synonyms for "work-shy" (31 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (7)

Adjective(2 words)

bone-idledull

dilatorydo nothingeasyeasygoing

Adjective(1 words)

faineant

Strong matches (9)

good-for-nothinglaggardlax

Adjective(4 words)

idleinertlackadaisicallither

Adjective(2 words)

indolentlazy

Related words (15)

nonaggressiveparasiticprocrastinativeremissscroungingshiftlessslackslowspongingunenterprising

Adjective(2 words)

otioseslothful

Adjective(3 words)

sluggishsweartorpid

Related word relations

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1 relation types

similar

1 entries

idle

Sample sentences

2 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Tom is said to be work-shy.

Source: tatoeba (9421238)

Tom is work-shy.

Source: tatoeba (11068627)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.