Active and Loafing

Opposite meaning words

Active adjective - Being in effective operation.

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Loafing is an antonym for active.

Nearby Words: action, activity, activate, acting, activated

Loafing noun - Having no employment.

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Active is an antonym for loafing in topics: doing nothing useful, but wasting time.

Nearby Word: loafed

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Loafing and Active. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/active/loafing

Active & Loafing. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/active/loafing>.

Loafing or Active. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/active/loafing.

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