Word Type

Adjective

Verb

Proper Noun

Adjective

Noun

The word "idle" can be used as adjective, verb, proper noun, adjective and noun.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

active busy run work

Dbpedia Genre

integrated development environment

Derived Terms

bone idle bone-idle idle as Ludlam's dog idle asset idle game idle hands are the Devil's playthings idle hands are the devil's tools idle hands are the devil's workshop idle hands make work for the Devil idle pulley idle threat idle time idle wheel idledom idleful idlehead idleheaded idlehood idleness idler idleship idlesome idling idlingly idlish idly nonidle nonidling overidle the Devil finds work for idle hands the devil makes work for idle hands unidle

Distinct From

doing moving working

Context

gaming programming python

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

act cancer malignancy move operation run tumor tumour

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

flight idle ground idle

Type Of (IsA)

operation software

Related Terms

idling speed

Related Terms

animation around averse bone bone laziness business consume employed employment empty gear idle game idleness importance inactive ineffectual labor laziness lazy lose motionless occupation occupy run silly sitting sitting around slothful speed spend thoughtless tick over time trifling unemployed useless vacant vain waste work worthless

Similar Terms

bone idle bone-idle bone-lazy faineant faineant frivolous inactive indolent ineffective ineffectual irresponsible lackadaisical lackadaisical lazy leisured leisured otiose slothful uneffective unemployed unengaged unengaged unprofitable unsupported work-shy

Synonym Network

dead light loose out of work pointless unused unwarranted

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