malingered
The word “malingered” has 3 syllables: ma-ling-ered
It's pronounced as /məˈlɪŋɡərd/
What is synonym and antonym for malingered?
In the thesaurus, “malingered” has 46 synonyms and 21 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for malingered along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for malingered
- aestivated
- ambled
- bummed
- chilled
- dallied
- dawdled
- deceived
- dillydallied
- dozed
- droned
- estivated
- faked
- feigned
- fooled
- footled
- furloughed
- goldbricked
- hibernated
- hung about
- idled
- kicked around
- kicked back
- lagged
- lazed
- lazied
- lingered
- loafed
- loitered
- lolled
- lounged
- messed
- monkeyed
- moseyed
- mucked
- piddled
- played
- poked
- relaxed
- rested
- sauntered
- strolled
- swanned
- tarried
- trifled
- truanted
- vegged out
Antonyms for malingered
- applied
- drudged
- exerted
- ground
- grubbed
- humped
- hustled
- labored
- moiled
- pegged
- plodded
- plowed
- plugged
- put out
- slaved
- sweat
- sweated
- toiled
- travailed
- worked
- wrought
Meanings of malingered
- verb
- To feign illness, injury, or incapacitation in order to avoid work, obligation, or perilous risk.
- To self-inflict real injury or infection (to inflict self-harm) in order to avoid work, obligation, or perilous risk.
Example Sentences
- He malingered for days, claiming he was too sick to go to work.
- The teacher suspected that some of the students had malingered to avoid the difficult exam.
- She was caught after she had malingered for an entire week to skip her responsibilities.
- The company fired him after finding out that he had malingered for weeks without any real illness.
- He had malingered so often that his colleagues no longer believed his excuses.
On this page you'll find 67 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to malingered, such as: aestivated, ambled, applied, bummed, chilled, dallied, dawdled.
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Related Words
dallied
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idled
- aestivated
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- chilled
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- dawdled
- dillydallied
- dozed
- droned
- estivated
- fooled
- footled
- furloughed
- goldbricked
- hibernated
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- kicked around
- kicked back
- killed time
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- loitered
- lolled
- lounged
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- messed
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- moseyed
- mucked
- piddled
- played
- poked
- relaxed
- rested
- sauntered
- strolled
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- tarried
- trifled
- truanted
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- wait
- warm a chair