SLOUCH Synonyms: 77 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈslau̇ch

Definition of slouch

as in slug

a lazy person is no slouch when it comes to cooking

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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

Cape Verde qualified by winning a group that included African powers Cameroon, so this team is no slouch. — Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 15 June 2026 Hertl is no slouch himself, having scored 276 goals in the regular season, including 24 this year, and now has scored 32 times in 97 career playoff games. — Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 3 June 2026

Verb

The Grammy winner’s boots featured an over-the-knee design that slightly slouched around her thigh. — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 29 June 2026 That’s because these are the muscles that most commonly become tight and painful with poor posture, creating a vicious cycle of even more slouching and hunching. — Danielle Zickl, Health, 15 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for slouch

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Noun

Firefly larvae, on the other hand, are usually carnivorous and may feed on soft-bodied insects, slugs, snails, and worms.

— Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 July 2026
Disappearing leaves and leaves with large holes indicate a slug or snail problem in the garden.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 15 July 2026

Definition of slug

Verb

The European Space Agency’s ClearSpace-1, planned for 2029, tackles the harder case by capturing the unprepared, noncooperative Proba-1 satellite and dragging it down to burn up.

— Wanjiku Chebet Kanjumba, The Conversation, 22 July 2026
Hellerstein appeared skeptical that the parties would resolve all classified-information questions by June, noting that the process can drag on.

— Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 22 July 2026

Definition of drag

Noun

At the 2024 Olympic Games, Canada used a drone to spy on New Zealand, their opponents in the women’s football group stages.

— Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Then in April, one of the company’s ships was passing Puerto Rico between two other jobs while carrying an advanced underwater drone with the right sensors to find the plane.

— Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of drone

Verb

Tents As a teenager, crawling into a small A-frame tent was a rite of passage.

— Clay Abney, Travel + Leisure, 16 July 2026
With fervent editing, careful scene geography, and assured direction, the walk before the run can be tense enough to send viewers crawling out of their seats, willing the fugitive onscreen to get a move on already.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 15 July 2026

Definition of crawl

Noun

The Coliseum stayed in business for 500 years, bums in seats twice a week, watching people hack each other to death.

— David Frum, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
Sometimes there is a fine line between being a hero or a bum, but Dave has been able to negotiate that line, because players trust him, and the players know that Dave cares about them and their families.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026

Definition of bum

Verb

The surge in short interest coincides with a decidedly bearish sentiment creeping into what had been a relentlessly bullish AI trade.

— Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
Associated Press Tropical Storm Bertha continues to creep across the northern Gulf as of Wednesday morning.

— Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of creep

Noun

Ragusa is a spiral sea snail, closer to a small murex than a clam, usually simmered in tomato with garlic and chili like most small Adriatic mollusks.

— Jenn Rice, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Disappearing leaves and leaves with large holes indicate a slug or snail problem in the garden.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 15 July 2026

Definition of snail

Verb

While the downtown’s worth a visit on its own, most visitors shuffle in for a visit to Singing Beach, a stretch of fine sand just 10 minutes on foot from the train station.

— Jenn Sinrich, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 July 2026
Pre-shot routines such as Patrick Cantlay’s foot-shuffling and Brian Harman’s waggles have driven golf fans up a wall.

— Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 20 July 2026

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