All loafing synonyms
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L l adj loafing
- idle — not working or active; unemployed; doing nothing: idle workers.
- rambling — aimlessly wandering.
- slacking — not tight, taut, firm, or tense; loose: a slack rope.
- shirking — to evade (work, duty, responsibility, etc.).
- futile — incapable of producing any result; ineffective; useless; not successful: Attempting to force-feed the sick horse was futile.
- lazy — averse or disinclined to work, activity, or exertion; indolent.
- worthless — without worth; of no use, importance, or value; good-for-nothing: a worthless person; a worthless contract.
- apathetic — If you describe someone as apathetic, you are criticizing them because they do not seem to be interested in or enthusiastic about doing anything.
- careless — If you are careless, you do not pay enough attention to what you are doing, and so you make mistakes, or cause harm or damage.
- indifferent — without interest or concern; not caring; apathetic: his indifferent attitude toward the suffering of others.
- uninterested — having or showing no feeling of interest; indifferent.
noun loafing
- joblessness — without a job.
- unemployment — the state of being unemployed, especially involuntarily: Automation poses a threat of unemployment for many unskilled workers.
- inertness — having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active): inert matter.
- procrastination — the act or habit of procrastinating, or putting off or delaying, especially something requiring immediate attention: She was smart, but her constant procrastination led her to be late with almost every assignment.
- frivoling — to behave frivolously; trifle.
- time on one's hands — an interval with nothing to do
- pottering — putter1 .
- inoperativeness — The state or condition of being inoperative; nonfunction.
- inactivity — not active: an inactive volcano.
- idleness — the quality, state, or condition of being lazy, inactive, or idle: His lack of interest in the larger world and his consummate idleness were the causes of their dreadful divorce.
- otiosity — being at leisure; idle; indolent.
- dalliance — If two people have a brief romantic relationship, you can say that they have a dalliance with each other, especially if they do not take it seriously.
- hibernation — Zoology. to spend the winter in close quarters in a dormant condition, as bears and certain other animals. Compare estivate.