dawdler
The word “dawdler” has 2 syllables: daw-dler
It's pronounced as /ˈdɔːdlər/
What is synonym and antonym for dawdler?
In the thesaurus, “dawdler” has 68 synonyms and 7 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for dawdler along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for dawdler
- JD
- beggar
- black sheep
- blackguard
- bum
- castaway
- crawler
- culprit
- dallier
- deadhead
- delayer
- desperado
- dilly-dallier
- dilly-dallyer
- do-nothing
- dragger
- drifter
- drone
- evader
- fallen angel
- felon
- floater
- grifter
- hobo
- hoodlum
- idler
- jailbird
- juvenile delinquent
- juvie
- lag
- laggard
- lagger
- latecomer
- lawbreaker
- lazybones
- lingerer
- loafer
- loiterer
- lounger
- malefactor
- miscreant
- neglecter
- offender
- outcast
- outlaw
- plodder
- poke
- procrastinator
- punk
- recreant
- renegade
- reprobate
- sinner
- skidrow bum
- slouch
- slow starter
- slowpoke
- slug
- sluggard
- snail
- stiff
- straggler
- tarrier
- tramp
- vagabond
- vagrant
- wrongdoer
- young offender
Antonyms for dawdler
- go-getter
- hurrier
- hustler
- rusher
- scrambler
- speeder
- speedster
Example Sentences
- Dawdler is not a trait typically associated with successful entrepreneurs, they thrive on efficiency and productivity.
- As the deadline approached, Sarah grew impatient with her teammate's dawdler attitude towards completing the project.
- The teacher urged the dawdler student to pick up the pace if they wanted to finish the exam on time.
- Despite his reputation as a dawdler, Jack surprised everyone by finishing the marathon in record time.
- In the fast-paced world of competitive sports, there is no room for dawdler players who lag behind their teammates.
On this page you'll find 75 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to dawdler, such as: JD, beggar, black sheep, blackguard, bum, castaway, crawler.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
Related Words
dallier
- Casanova
- Don Juan
- abecedarian
- adulterer
- aesthete
- chaser
- connoisseur
- crawler
- cruiser
- dabbler
- dawdler
- debaucher
- delayer
- do-nothing
- dragger
- flirt
- gallant
- greenhorn
- idler
- laggard
- lagger
- latecomer
- lazybones
- lingerer
- loafer
- loiterer
- lounger
- lover
- man on the make
- nonprofessional
- operator
- plodder
- poke
- procrastinator
- rookie
- skirt chaser
- slouch
- slowpoke
- slug
- sluggard
- smatterer
- snail
- straggler
- swinger
- tenderfoot
- trifler
- tyro
- uninitiate
- womanizer
jailbird
- JD
- bad actor
- bad egg
- bad guy
- bad person
- baddie
- baddy
- bandit
- black marketeer
- black sheep
- blackguard
- blackmailer
- bootlegger
- brigand
- bully
- cad
- caitiff
- captive
- capture
- chain gang member
- con
- convict
- criminal
- crook
- culprit
- dawdler
- deadhead
- delinquent
- desperado
- detainee
- deuce
- drifter
- drunkard
- evader
- evildoer
- ex-con
- fallen angel
- felon
- fink
- fugitive
- gangster
- guerrilla
- guilty party
- guilty person
- gunslinger
- heavy
- heel
- hellhound
- hood
- hoodlum
- hooligan
- hostage
- hustler
- inmate
- inside person
- internee
- juvenile delinquent
- juvie
- lag
- lawbreaker
- lifer
- loafer
- long-termer
- loser
- lounger
- louse
- lowlife
- malefactor
- marauder
- miscreant
- mobster
- mug
- muscle
- neglecter
- offender
- outcast
- outlaw
- pariah
- parolee
- pickpocket
- prisoner
- probationer
- punk
- racketeer
- rapscallion
- rascal
- rat
- recreant
- repeater
- reprobate
- robber
- rogue
- rounder
- rowdy
- ruffian
- scalawag
- scamp
- scofflaw
- scoundrel
- scum
- sinner
- slippery eel
- sneak
- suspect
- thug
- tough
- transgressor
- trespasser
- trusty
- vagabond
- varlet
- villain
- wretch
- wrong number
- wrongdoer
- yardbird
- young offender
idler
- bum
- clock-watcher
- couch potato
- crawler
- creeper
- dallier
- dawdler
- deadbeat
- delayer
- do-nothing
- drone
- dropout
- goldbrick
- good-for-nothing
- laggard
- layabout
- lazy bum
- lazybones
- lingerer
- loafer
- loiterer
- loller
- lotus-eater
- lounger
- malingerer
- procrastinator
- putterer
- quitter
- saunterer
- shirker
- slacker
- slouch
- slowpoke
- slug
- slugabed
- sluggard
- snail
- stick-in-the-mud
- straggler
ignorer
- dallier
- dawdler
- daydreamer
- dreamer
- drone
- dropout
- goldbrick
- idler
- laggard
- lazybones
- lingerer
- loafer
- loiterer
- lounger
- malingerer
- neglecter
- procrastinator
- putterer
- quitter
- shirker
- slacker
- slowpoke
- sluggard
- stick-in-the-mud
- trifler
laggard
- ambling
- crawler
- crawling
- creeping
- dallier
- dallying
- dawdler
- dawdling
- decelerating
- delayer
- deliberate
- dilatory
- dillydallying
- dragger
- dragging
- filibustering
- heavy-footed
- idler
- inactive
- inching
- inert
- lagger
- lagging
- languid
- latecomer
- lazybones
- leisurely
- lethargic
- lingerer
- lingering
- loafer
- loafing
- loiterer
- loitering
- lounger
- lounging
- measured
- plodder
- plodding
- pokey
- poking
- poky
- procrastinating
- procrastinator
- shuffling
- slouch
- slow
- slow starter
- slow-footed
- slowing
- slowpoke
- slug
- sluggard
- sluggish
- snail
- snail-paced
- snaillike
- stalling
- straggler
- strolling
- tardy
- tarrying
- unhurried