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Synonyms for work-shy in English

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work-shy:
- work-shy
- lazy; indolent; work-shy; slothful; faineant; otiose

English

Detailed Synonyms for work-shy in English

work-shy:

work-shy [the ~] noun

the work-shy
the work-shy
- work-shy [the ~] noun

work-shy adj

work-shy

– disinclined to work or exertion ¹
lazy; indolent; work-shy; slothful; faineant; otiose
– disinclined to work or exertion ¹
- lazy adj
  - too lazy to wash the dishes¹
- indolent adj
  - an indolent hanger-on¹
- work-shy adj
  - the unemployed are not necessarily work-shy¹
- slothful adj
  - slothful employees¹
- faineant adj
  - faineant kings under whose rule the country languished¹
- otiose adj

Alternate Synonyms for "work-shy":

faineant; indolent; lazy; otiose; slothful; idle

Related Definitions for "work-shy":

disinclined to work or exertion¹
- the unemployed are not necessarily work-shy¹

Related Synonyms for work-shy

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