What are some alternative words for sloth?
Synonyms for sloth
slɔθ or, esp. for 2, sloʊθ
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Princeton's WordNet
sloth, slothfulness(noun)
a disinclination to work or exert yourself
Synonyms:
tree sloth, slothfulness, laziness, acediasloth, tree sloth(noun)
any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals of South America and Central America; they hang from branches back downward and feed on leaves and fruits
Synonyms:
tree sloth, slothfulness, laziness, acediasloth, laziness, acedia(noun)
apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins)
Synonyms:
tree sloth, slothfulness, laziness, acedia, indolence
English Synonyms and Antonyms
sloth
Synonyms:
changeableness, fickleness, idleness, inattention, inconstancy, indolence, neglect, negligence, remissnessAntonyms:
application, assiduity, attention, constancy, diligence, effort, exertion, industry, intentness, labor, pains, patience, perseverance, persistence, sedulousness
Dictionary of English Synonymes
sloth(n.)
Synonyms:
inactivity, inaction, laziness, indolence, idleness, inertness, sluggishness, torpor, lumpishness, supineness, slothfulness
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
sloth(n)
Synonyms:
sluggishness, indolence, laziness
Words popularity by usage frequency
rank | word | |
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#11158 | neglect | |
#12928 | negligence | |
#15846 | chunk | |
#38659 | sloth | |
#41296 | laziness | |
#67297 | idleness | |
#75377 | inattention | |
#115916 | indolence | |
#219450 | fickleness | |
#233090 | inconstancy |
How to use sloth in a sentence?
The story that we can read from the tracks is that the humans were stalking; following in the footsteps, precisely in the footsteps of the sloth, while it was being distracted and turning, somebody else would come across and try and deliver the killer blow. It's an interesting story and it's all written in the footprints.
Sloth makes all things difficult, but industry, all things easy. He that rises late must trot all day, and shall scarce overtake his business at night, while laziness travels so slowly that poverty soon overtakes him.
This allowed us to trace monthly and seasonal changes in the sloth's diet and climate for the first time, and also to select the best part of the tooth for reliable radiocarbon dating.
Late night eating is the kiss of death. There’s a lot of drinking involved on a cruise and the combination of food and booze basically turns you into a sloth.
Translations for sloth
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- كَسَل, كَسْلانArabic
- лянівецBelarusian
- ленивецBulgarian
- accídia, peresós, peresa, mandraCatalan, Valencian
- lenochod, lenostCzech
- dovendyrDanish
- Faulheit, Müßiggang, Trägheit, FaultierGerman
- νωθρότητα, βραδύπουςGreek
- bradipo, virbradipo, virbradipido, bradipidino, bradipino, bradipidoEsperanto
- pereza, perezosoSpanish
- laiskloom, laiskusEstonian
- laiskuus, laiskiainenFinnish
- paresse, paresseux, aïFrench
- a' corra-leisg, seothaiche, leisgeScottish Gaelic
- lustaság, henyeség, lajhár, tunyaság, restségHungarian
- kukangIndonesian
- bradipyuno, bradipyunulo, bradipo, bradipulo, bradipino, bradipyuninoIdo
- ómennska, leti, dugleysi, letidýrIcelandic
- pigrizia, bradipoItalian
- עַצלוּתHebrew
- 樹懶, 怠惰, ナマケモノJapanese
- កម្ជិលKhmer
- 나무늘보Korean
- teporis torporibusLatin
- luiheid, luiaardDutch
- dovendyrNorwegian Nynorsk
- latskap, lediggang, dovendyrNorwegian
- ndilnaʼiiNavajo, Navaho
- lenistwo, leniwiecPolish
- bicho-preguiça, preguiçaPortuguese
- lene, leneșRomanian
- ленивец, лень, леностьRussian
- lenjost, љењивац, типавац, ljenjivac, лењост, лијеност, lijenost, лењивац, lenjivac, tipavacSerbo-Croatian
- leňochSlovak
- lenoba, lenivecSlovene
- lathet, lättja, sengångareSwedish
- mvivu-miti, slothuSwahili
- лінивецьUkrainian
- کاہلیUrdu
- con lười, lườiVietnamese
- jibradip, jibradipül, hibradip, bradipül, hibradipül, gianagretabradip, trög, bradipVolapük
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