Synonyms of slouches

slouches 1 of 2

noun

plural of slouch

as in slugs

a lazy person

is no slouch when it comes to cooking

Synonyms & Similar Words

• slugs
• drones
• bums
• loafers
• snails
• sluggards
• layabouts
• idlers
• deadbeats
• lazybones
• couch potatoes
• lotus-eaters
• delayers
• slugabeds
• laggards
• stragglers
• shirkers
• do-nothings
• lingerers
• slowpokes
• dawdlers
• slackers
• crawlers
• creepers
• clock-watchers
• loiterers
• good-for-nothings
• putterers
• goldbricks
• saunterers
• procrastinators
• stick-in-the-muds
• loungers
• lollers
• ne'er-do-wells
• dropouts
• malingerers
• quitters
• dalliers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• doers
• hustlers
• achievers
• comers
• self-starters
• hummers
• go-getters
• powerhouses
• highfliers
• live wires
• go-aheads

slouches

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of slouch

as in drags

to move slowly

slouched towards the church as if going to his own funeral

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drags
• crawls
• shuffles
• creeps
• pokes
• limps
• inches
• oozes
• noses
• plods
• trudges
• creaks (along)
• snails
• shambles
• lumbers
• tramps

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• races
• speeds
• flies
• floats
• glides
• whizzes
• zips
• tears
• sails
• hurries

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of slouches

Noun

France, who are aiming to reach their third successive World Cup final, are among the tournament favourites, and Senegal (current African champions, on the pitch at least) are no slouches either. — Elias Burke, New York Times, 9 June 2026

And that's not to imply that Demidov and Sennecke were slouches this year. — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2026

But this is no group of slouches. — Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026

As the defending state Division 1 champions, the Cougars are no slouches. — Mitch Stephens, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Mar. 2026

O’Connor and Brown are no slouches either; both are capable of starting and playing at a high level. — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026

The unique patchwork design comes together to create a wavy, flame-like pattern up that goes up the shaft of the boot, which fits snuggly around the leg but slouches slightly around the top. — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 23 Jan. 2026

And the other starters in the secondary are no slouches, either. — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 14 Jan. 2026

In many quarters, there’s a general consensus that the rough beast, in Yeats’ words, slouches toward Bethlehem to be born. — John Werner, Forbes.com, 5 Jan. 2026

Verb

The effortlessly cool shape sits low on the hips, with a shorter inseam that slouches through a subtle, flattering drape. — Kristina Rutkowski, Footwear News, 22 Sep. 2025