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Synonyms for do nothing
adj not engaged in action; inert, lazy- dormant
- dull
- idle
- immobile
- inoperative
- jobless
- passive
- sedentary
- sluggish
- static
- unemployed
- unused
- abeyant
- asleep
- blah
- disengaged
- do-nothing
- down
- draggy
- in holding pattern
- indolent
- latent
- lax
- lethargic
- limp
- low-key
- mothballed
- motionless
- on hold
- ossified
- out of action
- out of commission
- out of service
- out of work
- quiescent
- quiet
- slack
- sleepy
- slothful
- slow
- somnolent
- stable
- still
- torpid
- unoccupied
Antonyms for do nothing
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.
twiddling thumbs
verb. wait and do nothing
- do nothing
- not lift a finger
- sit it out
- sit on one's hands
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.