SLUGGARDS Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

sluggards

noun

plural of sluggard

as in slugs

a lazy person tried to wake up the sluggards who were still sleeping at that late hour

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Noun

Mulch also helps suppress weeds and dissuades strawberry pests like slugs.

— Michelle Mastro, Architectural Digest, 14 Aug. 2026
If your garden has been beset by destructive crawling insects like ants, beetles, and slugs, pesticides often seem like the clear solution.

— Abby Monteil, The Spruce, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of slugs

Noun

Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said Ukraine launched at least 637 drones in the direction of the Russian capital from Monday night into Tuesday morning, of which at least 197 were shot down by Russian air defenses over the capital region.

— David Brennan, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
The Baltimore County Police Department and Baltimore County Fire Department assisted Maryland Natural Resources Police in the search, which involved patrol boats, helicopters, drones, and rescue divers.

— Adam Thompson, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of drones

Noun

Chicks, in particular, eat large quantities of high-protein insect larvae, beetles, flies, snails, spiders and ants.

— Tom Huggler, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026
The slime is highly valued as an anti-inflammatory and anti-aging ingredient in certain skin care products, and snails can secrete different kinds of mucus with properties tailored to specific functions.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of snails

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And typically, Wegmann added, those units are occupied by productive, working adults, not layabouts or career criminals leeching off the system, as the old narrative goes.

— Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Mar. 2026
As the story begins, Mary and Boo are neighbors, unemployed millennial layabouts who rarely leave their rooms.

— Katie Rife, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2026

Definition of layabouts

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For families Apart from the family-sized villa estates and kid-friendly menus, Nihi has a host of activities that will please even the youngest beach bums.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Aug. 2026
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

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