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clock-watcher

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Synonyms & Antonyms of clock-watcher

as in slacker, shirker

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for clock-watcher

goldbrick,
malingerer,
shirker,
slacker

crawler,
creeper,
dawdler,
laggard,
putterer,
slowpoke,
snail,
stick-in-the-mud,
straggler

dallier,
lingerer,
loiterer,
loller,
lounger,
saunterer

bum,
good-for-nothing,
ne'er-do-well

delayer,
procrastinator

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

dropout,
quitter

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for clock-watcher

doer,
go-ahead,
go-getter,
hummer,
hustler,
self-starter

achiever,
comer,
highflier
(or highflyer)

live wire,
powerhouse

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Thesaurus Entries Near clock-watcher

clock (up)

clock-watcher

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“Clock-watcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clock-watcher. Accessed 27 May. 2022.

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