malingering

The word “malingering” has 4 syllables: ma-ling-er-ing

It's pronounced as /məˈlɪŋɡərɪŋ/

What is synonym and antonym for malingering?

In the thesaurus, “malingering” has 46 synonyms and 19 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for malingering along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for malingering

aestivating
ambling
bumming
chilling
dallying
dawdling
deceiving
dillydallying
dozing
droning
estivating
faking
feigning
fooling
footling
furloughing
goldbricking
hanging about
hibernating
idling
kicking around
kicking back
lagging
lazing
lazying
lingering
loafing
loitering
lolling
lounging
messing
monkeying
moseying
mucking
piddling
playing
poking
relaxing
resting
sauntering
strolling
swanning
tarrying
trifling
truanting
vegging out

Antonyms for malingering

applying
drudging
exerting
grinding
grubbing
humping
hustling
laboring
moiling
pegging
plodding
plowing
plugging
putting out
slaving
sweating
toiling
travailing
working

Meanings of malingering

verb
1. To feign illness, injury, or incapacitation in order to avoid work, obligation, or perilous risk.
2. To self-inflict real injury or infection (to inflict self-harm) in order to avoid work, obligation, or perilous risk.

Example Sentences

The doctor suspected that he was malingering to avoid going to work.
She was caught malingering when she repeatedly claimed to be ill but showed no symptoms.
The manager noticed the employee’s pattern of malingering every Monday.
His coworkers accused him of malingering after he took multiple days off in a row for no clear reason.
The team was tired of his constant malingering during high-pressure projects.

On this page you'll find 65 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to malingering, such as: aestivating, ambling, applying, bumming, chilling, dallying, dawdling.

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