sluggards
Those avoiding effort
Sluggards are habitually lazy or idle people.
The word carries moral weight—a sluggard isn't just slow but culpably inactive, someone who avoids work or effort.
The term appears frequently in biblical proverbs warning against laziness: Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise.
The word sounds old-fashioned now, more likely encountered in literature than conversation.
Habitually idle person
- idlersHabitually unproductive people
- loafersLaceless slip-on shoes
- layaboutsIdle, unproductive people
- slackersThose who avoid effort
shirkers · do-nothings · wastrels · ne'er-do-wells · deadbeats · couch potatoes · bums · drones
Those achieving below potential
- freeloadersPeople exploiting others' generosity
- passengersTransported travelers
- dead weightInert, burdensome mass
- timeserversThose serving current power
slackers · unproductive · unmotivated · disengaged · coasters · liability · burden · shirking
lazybones
Habitually idle person
slackers · shirkers · do-nothings · wastrels · ne'er-do-wells · deadbeats · couch potatoes · bums · drones · laggards
underperformers
Those achieving below potential
- freeloadersPeople exploiting others' generosity
- passengersTransported travelers
- dead weightInert, burdensome mass
timeservers · slackers · unproductive · unmotivated · disengaged · coasters · liability · burden · shirking · absenteeism
sloth
Disinclination to exert oneself
poverty · diligence · rebuke · parable · wisdom · fool · harvest · labor · idle hands · vice
sluggardsdynamos
Extremely vigorous people
go-getters · live wires · fireballs · balls of fire · hustlers
sluggardstoilers
People who work strenuously
busy bees · strivers · eager beavers · grafters · workhorses
sluggardsgo-getters
Ambitiously proactive people
achievers · high achievers · overachievers · self-starters · doers