Synonyms of drones

drones 1 of 3

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

3 of 3

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
• kills time
• rests
• pokes
• chills
• kicks back
• strolls
• hacks (around)
• footles
• lazies
• idles
• hangs about
• goofs (off)
• vegges out
• dawdles
• hangs (around or out)
• relaxes
• lolls
• monkeys
• twiddles one's thumbs
• dallies
• fools
• messes
• kicks around
• mucks
• trifles
• loiters
• estivates
• potters (around)
• lingers
• 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 launched 164 drones across Ukraine overnight into Sunday, 137 of which were shot down, the Ukrainian Air Force said that morning. — Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2026

Other substations in the Vinnytsia, Zhytomyr, Rivne, Kharkiv, and Dnipropetrovsk regions were also damaged, as Russia also launched 172 drones in the attack. — Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2026

Blue Origin will be pairing up with Firefly to get NASA’s moonfall drones to the surface, which aim to jump around hard-to-reach locations of the moon’s south pole. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2026

The Houthis have learned to combine ballistic and cruise missiles with long-range drones to overwhelm Saudi defenses, according to analysts. — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2026

Russia and Ukraine exchange drone strikes Russia launched 164 drones across Ukraine overnight into Sunday, 137 of which were shot down, the Ukrainian air force said. — Vasilisa Stepanenko, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026

The guns were originally designed for sea duty but were adapted for land use in 2023 to deal with drones and loitering munitions that can circle about looking for targets. — New Atlas, 8 Nov. 2026

Unlike the composer’s typically massive, sprawling drones, these pieces for pipe organ—accompanied by guitarist Stephen O’Malley and cellist Lucy Railton—are finely filigreed miniatures. — Sasha Geffen, Pitchfork, 3 Nov. 2026

With Amazon using drones to deliver packages in Chicago's south suburbs, Dolton village officials have begun telling residents to contact Amazon or the Federal Aviation Administration with concerns. — CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026