do-nothing

¹do–noth·ing

noun \ˈdü-ˌnə-thiŋ\

Definition of DO-NOTHING

: a shiftless or lazy person

First Known Use of DO-NOTHING

1579

Related to DO-NOTHING

Synonyms: couch potato, deadbeat, do-nothing, drone, idler, layabout, loafer, lotus-eater, slouch, slug, slugabed, sluggard

Antonyms: doer, go-ahead, go-getter, hummer, hustler, rustler, self-starter

Related Words: bum, good-for-nothing, ne'er-do-well; crawler, creeper, dawdler, laggard, putterer, slowpoke, snail, stick-in-the-mud, straggler; clock-watcher, goldbrick, malingerer, shirker, slacker; dallier, lingerer, loiterer, loller, lounger, saunterer; delayer, procrastinator; dropout, quitter

Near Antonyms: achiever, comer, highflier (or highflyer); live wire, powerhouse

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