do-nothings
People avoiding work
Do-nothings are people who are idle or unproductive, especially those who avoid taking action when action is needed.
The term carries contempt, often applied to politicians or officials perceived as ineffective: Congress is full of do-nothings who won't pass meaningful legislation.
A do-nothing is a single such person.
Laceless slip-on shoes
- slackersThose who avoid effort
- idlersHabitually unproductive people
- layaboutsIdle, unproductive people
- sluggardsHabitually inactive people
shirkers · goldbricks · ne'er-do-wells · good-for-nothings · dawdlers · laggers · lie-abeds · underachievers
People present but uninvolved
- spectatorsThose who observe events
- observersThose who watch events
- onlookersPeople observing an event
- nonparticipantsThose not taking part
fence-sitters · abstainers · neutrals · disengaged · detached · uninvolved · indifferent · apathetic
Those who deliberately impede
- deadwoodUnproductive people or things
- backbenchersOrdinary members of parliament
- fence-sittersPeople refusing to choose
- placeholdersTemporary substitutes for content
figureheads · timeservers · bureaucrats · paper-pushers · functionaries · nonactors
loafers
Laceless slip-on shoes
- slackersThose who avoid effort
- idlersHabitually unproductive people
- layaboutsIdle, unproductive people
sluggards · shirkers · goldbricks · ne'er-do-wells · good-for-nothings · dawdlers · laggers · lie-abeds · underachievers · deadbeats
bystanders
People present but uninvolved
- spectatorsThose who observe events
- observersThose who watch events
- onlookersPeople observing an event
nonparticipants · fence-sitters · abstainers · neutrals · disengaged · detached · uninvolved · indifferent · apathetic · unconcerned
obstructionists
Those who deliberately impede
- deadwoodUnproductive people or things
- backbenchersOrdinary members of parliament
- fence-sittersPeople refusing to choose
placeholders · figureheads · timeservers · bureaucrats · paper-pushers · functionaries · nonactors
do-nothingsgo-getters
Ambitiously proactive people
self-starters · doers · movers and shakers · dynamos · initiators
do-nothingsachievers
Those who accomplish goals
high achievers · overachievers · producers · contributors · workhorses
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