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lazybones

plural noun

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Synonyms & Antonyms of lazybones

a lazy person

he's a lazybones who is never willing to do any work

Synonyms for lazybones

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

Words Related to lazybones

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 for lazybones

achiever,
comer,
highflier
(or highflyer)

live wire,
powerhouse

Antonyms for lazybones

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

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Thesaurus Entries Near lazybones

lazy

lazybones

lazying

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“Lazybones.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lazybones. Accessed 7 Dec. 2021.

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The first known use of lazybones was in 1592

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