layabout
The word “layabout” has 3 syllables: lay-a-bout
It's pronounced as /ˈleɪ.əˌbaʊt/
What is synonym and antonym for layabout?
In the thesaurus, “layabout” has 45 synonyms and 13 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for layabout along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for layabout
- beachcomber
- bum
- clock-watcher
- couch potato
- crawler
- creeper
- dallier
- dawdler
- deadbeat
- delayer
- do-nothing
- drone
- dropout
- goldbrick
- good-for-nothing
- goof-off
- idler
- laggard
- lazybones
- lingerer
- loafer
- loiterer
- loller
- lotus-eater
- lounger
- malingerer
- no-good
- procrastinator
- putterer
- quitter
- saunterer
- shirker
- slacker
- slouch
- slowpoke
- slug
- slugabed
- sluggard
- snail
- sponger
- stick-in-the-mud
- straggler
- wanderer
- waster
- wastrel
Antonyms for layabout
- achiever
- comer
- doer
- go-ahead
- go-getter
- hard worker
- highflier
- highflyer
- hummer
- hustler
- live wire
- powerhouse
- self-starter
Meanings of layabout
- noun
- A lazy person.
Example Sentences
- Everyone thought he was just a layabout with no ambition.
- She refused to date a layabout who didn’t have a job.
- The town was full of gossip about the local layabout who never lifted a finger.
- His parents were frustrated with his layabout attitude.
- That old layabout spends all day sleeping on the couch.
On this page you'll find 58 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to layabout, such as: achiever, beachcomber, bum, clock-watcher, comer, couch potato, crawler.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
Related Words
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
deadbeat
- bum
- clock-watcher
- couch potato
- crawler
- creeper
- dallier
- dawdler
- debtor
- delayer
- do-nothing
- drone
- dropout
- goldbrick
- good-for-nothing
- idler
- laggard
- layabout
- lazybones
- leech
- lingerer
- loafer
- loiterer
- loller
- lotus-eater
- lounger
- malingerer
- moocher
- parasite
- procrastinator
- putterer
- quitter
- saunterer
- shirker
- slacker
- slouch
- slowpoke
- slug
- slugabed
- sluggard
- snail
- sponge
- stick-in-the-mud
- straggler
lazybones
- beachcomber
- bum
- clock-watcher
- couch potato
- crawler
- creeper
- dallier
- dawdler
- deadbeat
- delayer
- do-nothing
- drone
- dropout
- goldbrick
- good-for-nothing
- goof-off
- idler
- laggard
- layabout
- lazy person
- lingerer
- loafer
- loiterer
- loller
- lotus-eater
- lounger
- malingerer
- no-good
- procrastinator
- putterer
- quitter
- saunterer
- shirker
- slacker
- slouch
- slowpoke
- slug
- slugabed
- sluggard
- snail
- sponger
- stick-in-the-mud
- straggler
- wanderer
- waster
- wastrel