Definitions

do-nothing

[doo-nuhth-ing] / ˈduˌnʌθ ɪŋ /

NOUN

lazy person

Synonyms

STRONG

bum deadbeat good-for-nothing goof off idler laggard layabout lazybones loafer lounger malingerer moocher shirker slacker sloth sponger

WEAK

clock watcher couch potato lazy person lotus eater

Antonyms

STRONG

hard worker

VERB

be idle

Synonyms

STRONG

idle laze lounge around not lift a finger relax twiddle one's thumbs

Example Sentences

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Fed minutes will do nothing to impede the march higher in yields, said Andrew Hollenhorst, U.S. chief economist at Citi.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

All this was further encouraged by a series of court cases that the city interpreted to mean it could do nothing about those encampments.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

The caribou population will be lost if we do nothing.

From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026

"We will protect them, but they will do nothing for us," he has written.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

Every afternoon I’d come home, finish my homework, eat dinner, wash dishes, then sit in the big chair and do nothing.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan

do-nothing

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