SLOUCH Synonyms: 77 Similar and Opposite Words

slouch 1 of 2

noun

ˈslau̇ch

Definition of slouch

as in slug

a lazy person is no slouch when it comes to cooking

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slouch

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verb

as in to drag

to move slowly slouched towards the church as if going to his own funeral

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Recent Examples of slouch

Noun

That said, the Galaxy Watch 9 is no slouch in terms of durability. — Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 24 July 2026 This slouch in productivity, in turn, can largely be credited to Europe’s aging population. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 11 July 2026

Verb

Adults are borrowing the idea to counter hours of sitting and slouching. — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026 The artist paired her boots with dark wash jeans that slouched above the shaft, a white top, jean jacket and brown shearling coat from Tod’s. — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 22 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for slouch

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Noun

Sher did fall short of convincing Deukmejian to sign one of his bills — a whimsical measure inspired by a Camp Fire girls and boys troop to proclaim the banana slug to be the official state mollusk.

— Dan Morain, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
But in an aging lineup that has lacked slug for the majority of the second half, an absence such this is not nearly as easy to cover.

— Katie Woo, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of slug

Verb

And my sister dragged me to Loulu, the café-market with an Erewhon collaboration and Cosmic Bliss soft-serve, a lovely afternoon fix for those of us on the East Coast without an Erewhon.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Sep. 2026
Potelle’s home — like many others’ — remains contaminated as disputes with her insurance company drag on.

— Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of drag

Noun

Within the often zany and slapstick realm of Bob’s Burgers, Tina still manages to steal the show with her singular voice, romantic fantasies, and obsessions with unicorns and boy bums.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2026
Even then, and with Nix having a bum ankle to Mahomes’ bum knee, the Broncos have shown a lot more in the last year to inspire confidence than the Chiefs have.

— J.J. Bailey, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of bum

Verb

Suki, who had been with her new family only a few weeks, had crawled into an opening in an entertainment center cabinet and could not get out.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
And the weirdness of the blue, blue sky above, while hundreds of men crawl around like ants on the rubble.

— Jeff Goodell, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of crawl

Noun

The drone downed Tuesday in Lithuania fell near the village of Pratkunai, about 60 miles west of the capital, Vilnius, and near the Kaunas Reservoir, Lithuania's National Crisis Management Center said Tuesday.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
The fighting in Ukraine in particular has highlighted how warfare is moving more towards autonomous systems, AI and drones.

— Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of drone

Verb

Something like hope crept toward me when my oncologist was vulnerable about her own health.

— David Elkowitz, STAT, 16 Sep. 2026
This is happening as emergency room visits for COVID-like illness creep upward in nearly every part of the state, according to the NC Division of Public Health.

— Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of creep

Noun

Aquarium officials received some 500 marine animals from that operation on June 19, taking in an array of fish, sharks, clams, shrimp, prawns and tiny snails.

— John Donegan LONG BEACH POST, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
Don’t Forego Speed; Accelerate It With Direction A deliberate approach does not automatically mean innovation at a snail’s pace.

— Robbie Morrison, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of snail

Verb

The space suddenly swells with agents, assistants, clients and others shuffling through for lunch.

— Oren Peleg, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026
Others, for certain, are incubated by gridiron versions of cheer moms, who shuffle their sons around in search of stardom.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026

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