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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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Yet the role of a do-nothing prince consort doesn’t suit the dutiful, and now fiercely faithful, Alfred, and a war of wills—and of the sexes—ensues.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

As much as Forrest is a know-nothing, except when it comes to knowing what love is, he’s also a do-nothing when it comes to acknowledging systemic wrongdoing.

From Salon • Jul. 7, 2024

It is the sound of do-nothing summer afternoons in the pre-internet portion of my youth.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2021

I’m not a sit around, do-nothing kind of guy.

From New York Times • Aug. 30, 2021

Your cousin is a man of business, and will probably have amassed a large fortune when my poor nephew will be a do-nothing old general on half-pay.

From Ayala's Angel by Trollope, Anthony