Lazy
Lazy adjective - Not easily aroused to action or work.
Ne'er-do-well and lazy are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ne'er-do-well" instead an adjective "Lazy".
Ne'er-do-well
Ne'er-do-well adjective - Having no ambition, success, or value to society.
Usage example: the ne'er-do-well denizens of a seedy bar near the docks
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Synonyms for Ne'er-do-well
Lazy and ne'er-do-well are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Lazy" instead an adjective phrase "Ne'er-do-well".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- bum and lazy
- bum and ne'er-do-well
- heavy and lazy
- heavy and ne'er-do-well
- idle and lazy
- idle and ne'er-do-well
- slothful and lazy
- slothful and ne'er-do-well
- indolent and lazy
- indolent and ne'er-do-well
- good-for-nothing and lazy
- good-for-nothing and ne'er-do-well
- shiftless and lazy
- shiftless and ne'er-do-well
Both words in one sentence
- Wei Xiaobao is the lazy, uncouth, trouble-making ne'er-do-well son of a prostitute who does nothing but hang around all day making questionable friends.
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Brilliant, but Lazy: George managed to become a successful attorney despite having been a slacker and a ne'er-do-well in high school.
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Loser Son of Loser Dad: Vic's mother yammers to herself about how much of a lazy ne'er-do-well her dead husband was and how her grown son has become the same thing with his work on the strike organisations.
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