LOTUS-EATERS Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

lotus-eaters

noun

plural of lotus-eater

as in slugs

a lazy person a tropical resort that is perfect for live wires and lotus-eaters alike

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Noun

Having snakes around is actually beneficial to gardening—many snakes feed on garden pests such as slugs and snails, and others prey on rodents.

— Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 6 July 2026
Old Coffee Coffee grounds are sometimes spread around gardens or mixed into the soil to enrich it and deter slugs, snails, and other pests.

— Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 July 2026

Definition of slugs

Noun

Unlike many conventional air defense systems, Titan-MS focuses on small drones that are difficult to detect with legacy equipment.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 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

Definition of drones

Noun

Coffee grounds are also often used to deter slugs and snails, reduce weeds without chemicals, and even repel neighborhood strays.

— Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 24 June 2026
Slugs and Snails Slugs and snails feed at night on damp areas of your tomato plant, chewing holes in leaves and fruit.

— Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 24 June 2026

Definition of snails

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And typically, Wegmann added, those units are occupied by productive, working adults, not layabouts or career criminals leeching off the system, as the old narrative goes.

— Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Mar. 2026
As the story begins, Mary and Boo are neighbors, unemployed millennial layabouts who rarely leave their rooms.

— Katie Rife, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2026

Definition of layabouts

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Housing prices and rents are inflated by restrictive zoning laws, union work and pay scale mandates, excessive building codes and environmental requirements, litigation and planning process delays, anti-landlord policies that favor deadbeats and squatters, and the list goes on.

— Adam B. Summers, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
Housing prices and rents are inflated by restrictive zoning laws, union work and pay scale mandates, excessive building codes and environmental requirements, litigation and planning process delays, anti-landlord policies that favor deadbeats and squatters, and the list goes on.

— Adam Summers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026

Definition of deadbeats

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