ne'er-do-well

ne'er–do–well

adjective

Definition of NE'ER-DO-WELL

having no ambition, success, or value to society <the ne'er-do-well denizens of a seedy bar near the docks>

Synonyms good-for-nothing, ne'er-do-well, no-good

Related Words idle, indolent, lazy, shiftless, slothful, unambitious; useless, worthless

Near Antonyms ambitious, diligent, enterprising, industrious