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Est. 1828
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Synonyms of truants

  • as in malingers
  • as in malingers
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truants

verb

Definition of truantsnext
present tense third-person singular of truant
as in malingers

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • malingers
  • bums
  • goldbricks
  • furloughs
  • fools
  • lazes
  • dawdles
  • lazies
  • loafs
  • messes
  • dillydallies
  • idles
  • drones
  • lounges
  • monkeys
  • goofs (off)
  • hacks (around)
  • loiters
  • trifles
  • dallies
  • hangs (around or out)
  • footles
  • kicks back
  • hangs about link icon
  • lolls
  • piddles
  • veges out
  • fiddles (around)
  • aestivates
  • mucks
  • vegges out
  • potters (around)
  • estivates
  • lags
  • putters (around)
  • chills
  • lingers
  • dozes
  • hibernates
  • strolls
  • kicks around
  • swans
  • ambles
  • saunters
  • plays
  • tarries
  • rests
  • moseys
  • relaxes
  • feigns
  • pokes
  • deceives
  • fakes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • slaves
  • toils
  • labors
  • works
  • plods
  • grubs
  • plows
  • pegs
  • hustles
  • humps
  • plugs
  • sweats
  • grinds
  • drudges
  • applies
  • buckles (down)
  • travails
  • moils
  • exerts
  • puts out

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“Truants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/truants. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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