Synonyms of no-goodnik

no-goodnik

noun

ˌnō-ˈgu̇d-nik 

as in bum

an idle worthless person

an otherwise intelligent woman who has a singular gift for picking boyfriends who invariably turn out to be no-goodniks

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bum
• hobo
• beggar
• no-account
• derelict
• good-for-nothing
• dodger
• do-nothing
• no-good
• vagrant
• slacker
• tramp
• ne'er-do-well
• drifter
• shirker
• vagabond
• transient
• panhandler
• waif
• urchin
• pauper
• roamer
• loafer
• down-and-out
• idler
• goldbrick
• slug
• slouch
• indigent
• ragamuffin
• sundowner
• sluggard
• drone
• lazybones
• gamine

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• success
• winner

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of no-goodnik

This caricature of an all-powerful, morally bankrupt no-goodnik is actually the oldest immortal around. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 2 July 2025

Musk seems to be a minister without a portfolio in charge of some no-goodnik cabal. — Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025