Synonyms for slothful
ˈslɔθ fəl, ˈsloʊθ-sloth·ful

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1. slothful

   Idle in all uses rests upon its root meaning, as derived from the Anglo-Saxon idel, which signifies vain, empty, useless. Idle thus denotes not primarily the absence of action, but vain action — the absence of useful, effective action; the idle schoolboy may be very actively whittling his desk or tormenting his neighbors. Doing nothing whatever is the secondary meaning of idle. One may be temporarily idle of necessity; if he is habitually idle, it is his own fault. Lazy signifies indisposed to exertion, averse to labor; idleness is in fact; laziness is in disposition or inclination. A lazy person may chance to be employed in useful work, but he acts without energy or impetus. We speak figuratively of a lazy stream. The inert person seems like dead matter (characterized by inertia), powerless to move; the sluggish moves heavily and toilsomely; the most active person may sometimes find the bodily or mental powers sluggish. Slothful belongs in the moral realm, denoting a self-indulgent aversion to exertion. "The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth," Prov. xxvi, 15. Indolent is a milder term for the same quality; the slothful man hates action; the indolent man loves inaction. Compare VAIN.

   Synonyms:
   idle, inactive, indolent, inert, lazy, sluggish, trifling, unemployed, unoccupied, vacant

   Antonyms:
   active, busy, diligent, employed, industrious, occupied, working

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1. faineant, indolent, lazy, otiose, slothful, work-shyadjective

   disinclined to work or exertion

   "faineant kings under whose rule the country languished"; "an indolent hanger-on"; "too lazy to wash the dishes"; "shiftless idle youth"; "slothful employees"; "the unemployed are not necessarily work-shy"

   Synonyms:
   indolent, otiose, superfluous, faineant, work-shy, wasted, purposeless, pointless, senseless, futile, unavailing, ineffectual, lazy

   Antonyms:
   busy

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1. slothfuladjective

   Synonyms:
   lazy, idle, inert, sluggish, indolent, dronish, inactive, lumpish, supine, torpid, slack

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1. slothfuladjective

   Synonyms:
   dronish, lazy, indolent, supine, sluggish, idle, inactive

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1. Anthony Bourdain:

   The show confirms their worst suspicions—that Americans are fat, lazy, slothful, [and] wasteful.