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sloth

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of sloth

an inclination not to do work or engage in activities

a youth inclined more toward sloth than athletics

Synonyms of sloth

idleness, indolence, inertia, laziness, shiftlessness

Words Related to sloth

apathy, languor, lassitude, lethargy, listlessness, sluggishness, supineness

dallying, goldbricking, loafing, lolling, lounging

Near Antonyms of sloth

ambition, enterprise, go, hustle, initiative

assiduity, assiduousness, diligence, perseverance

animation, briskness, energy, exuberance, jazziness, liveliness, lustiness, pep, peppiness, robustness, sprightliness, vibrancy, vigor, vim, vitality, vivacity

Antonyms of sloth

drive, industriousness, industry

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