Synonyms of underachiever

underachiever

noun

as in slacker

Related Words

• slacker
• goldbrick
• goof-off
• lowbrow

Dissimilar Words

• bookworm
• nerd
• geek
• dork
• weenie
• wonk
• intellectual
• grind
• dink
• highbrow
• swot
• genius
• brain
• double-dome

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of underachiever

But Flynn also oozes sniveling self-righteousness while hotly defending and petitioning for childhood innocence (amusing hints emerge that the daughter is a somewhat lazy and dim underachiever). — Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 7 Apr. 2026

And he is viewed as an underachiever. — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2026

In July, Nike brought in a new chief executive officer for Converse, which has been somewhat of an underachiever in terms of its revenue contribution to the company over the years. — Jennie Bell, Footwear News, 30 Dec. 2025

The film stars Vince Vaughn as Peter LaFleur, a charismatic underachiever and proprietor of a rundown gym called Average Joe’s, and Ben Stiller as White Goodman, the power-mullet-sporting, Fu-Manchu-d, egomaniacal owner of Globo Gym, a gleaming monolith of fitness. — Caitlin White, Variety, 10 Nov. 2025