good-for-nothings
Worthless idle people
Good-for-nothings are people considered worthless or useless—those who contribute nothing and seem unlikely to amount to anything: Her father called her boyfriends a bunch of good-for-nothings.
The term is dismissive and often applied by older generations to younger people they view as lazy or aimless.
Idle, worthless individuals
- deadbeatsPeople who evade debts
- layaboutsIdle, unproductive people
- wastrelsHabitual reckless spenders
- loafersLaceless slip-on shoes
slackers · bums · shirkers · do-nothings · derelicts · scoundrels · miscreants · lowlifes
Unwillingness to exert oneself
- slothDisinclination to exert oneself
- indolenceAversion to activity
- inactivityLack of movement
- loafingPassing time idly
shirking · dawdling · lollygagging · procrastination · lethargy · torpor · listlessness · languor
Lack of practical value
- futilityLack of purpose
- fruitlessnessLack of productive outcome
- unproductivenessFailing to yield results
- ineffectivenessFailure to achieve results
pointlessness · failure · underachievement · incompetence · inadequacy · hopelessness · parasitism · dependency
ne'er-do-wells
Idle, worthless individuals
loafers · slackers · bums · shirkers · do-nothings · derelicts · scoundrels · miscreants · lowlifes · riffraff
laziness
Unwillingness to exert oneself
- slothDisinclination to exert oneself
- indolenceAversion to activity
- inactivityLack of movement
loafing · shirking · dawdling · lollygagging · procrastination · lethargy · torpor · listlessness · languor · sluggishness
uselessness
Lack of practical value
- futilityLack of purpose
- fruitlessnessLack of productive outcome
- unproductivenessFailing to yield results
ineffectiveness · pointlessness · failure · underachievement · incompetence · inadequacy · hopelessness · parasitism · dependency · burden
scorn
Hostile dismissive feeling
loathing · disapproval · ridicule · mockery · sneering · condemnation · censure · disfavor · disrepute · shame
good-for-nothingscontributors
Those who give help
achievers · producers · go-getters · workhorses · breadwinners
good-for-nothingspillars of the community
Respected, influential local figures
assets · high achievers · successes · paragons · salt of the earth
good-for-nothingsgo-getters
Ambitiously proactive people
high achievers · strivers · hustlers · overachievers · eager beavers