Synonyms of drones

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noun (1)

plural of drone

1

as in slugs

a lazy person

those drones just lie around while we do all the work

Synonyms & Similar Words

• slugs
• snails
• loafers
• couch potatoes
• lotus-eaters
• sluggards
• deadbeats
• bums
• idlers
• layabouts
• slouches
• slugabeds
• delayers
• lazybones
• crawlers
• creepers
• stragglers
• lingerers
• do-nothings
• putterers
• shirkers
• slowpokes
• laggards
• clock-watchers
• dawdlers
• lollers
• saunterers
• loiterers
• goldbricks
• slackers
• malingerers
• good-for-nothings
• ne'er-do-wells
• stick-in-the-muds
• dalliers
• procrastinators
• loungers
• dropouts
• quitters

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• doers
• hustlers
• hummers
• self-starters
• comers
• achievers
• highfliers
• go-getters
• go-aheads
• powerhouses
• live wires

2

as in laborers

a person who does very hard or dull work

after lunch my fellow drones and I shuffle back to our cubicles

Synonyms & Similar Words

• laborers
• workers
• slaves
• grubs
• peons
• foot soldiers
• grunts
• toilers
• grubbers
• pluggers
• sloggers
• dogsbodies
• drudges
• drudgers
• serfs
• workhorses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• shirkers
• slugs
• loafers
• idlers
• sluggards
• goldbricks
• lazybones
• slouches

drones

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noun (2)

plural of drone

as in hums

a monotonous sound like that of an insect in motion

heard the drone of an airplane overhead

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hums
• buzzes
• purrs
• whispers
• zooms
• rustles
• thrums
• burrs
• whirs
• chirrs
• sighs
• churrs
• moans
• whizzes
• murmurs
• babbles
• gurgles
• gasps
• coos
• susurrations
• zings
• suspirations
• hisses
• susurruses
• zips
• whishes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• screams
• shrieks
• screeches
• squalls
• squeals
• yells
• howls
• roars
• yelps
• bawls

drones

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verb

present tense third-person singular of drone

1

as in buzzes

to fly, turn, or move rapidly with a fluttering or vibratory sound

the sound of droning bees all around us

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hums
• buzzes
• zips
• whispers
• whirs
• zooms
• burrs
• whizzes
• hisses
• bumbles
• sighs
• murmurs
• whistles
• thrums
• coos
• whishes
• purrs
• chirrs
• wheezes
• fizzes
• churrs
• whooshes
• rustles
• swishes
• currs
• sizzles

2

as in lounges

to spend time doing nothing

instead of getting a job, he preferred to drone and live off his parents

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lounges
• lazes
• dillydallies
• bums
• loafs
• plays
• chills
• rests
• strolls
• kills time
• pokes
• lazies
• kicks back
• hacks (around)
• idles
• footles
• hangs about
• goofs (off)
• vegges out
• dawdles
• hangs (around or out)
• relaxes
• lolls
• monkeys
• twiddles one's thumbs
• dallies
• fools
• messes
• mucks
• kicks around
• trifles
• lingers
• loiters
• estivates
• potters (around)
• dozes
• piddles
• fiddles (around)
• hibernates
• lags
• putters (around)
• swans
• saunters
• goldbricks
• ambles
• malingers
• furloughs
• tarries
• truants
• moseys

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• slaves
• plows
• works
• grubs
• plugs
• labors
• pegs
• toils
• plods
• grinds
• humps
• hustles
• applies
• sweats
• buckles (down)
• drudges
• travails
• moils
• exerts
• puts out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of drones

Noun

Russia last week banned diesel exports after Ukrainian drones continued to bombard Russian refineries. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 14 July 2026

The Ukrainian videos showing the strikes from the drones’ perspective typically cut off at the moment of impact. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 13 July 2026

Its lightweight, compliant structure makes accidental contact with people, pets and furniture far safer than conventional drones. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 13 July 2026

Thermal drones will be looking for people who are inside the perimeter. — Chris Hoffman, CBS News, 13 July 2026

The secretary-general also expressed alarm over the use of drones, citing the growing number of child victims. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026

And the Omani state news agency said drones struck sites in an area on the waterway, a day after Oman and Iran held talks on the strait and agreed to continue discussions. — Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026

Russia had launched a barrage of missiles and drones against Kyiv in the early hours of Monday, killing at least 19 people, authorities said. — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 7 July 2026