work-shy
Allergic to effort
Work-shy describes someone who avoids work or effort, preferring idleness to labor.
The word carries a note of moral disapproval—not just unemployed but unwilling: He dismissed the applicant as work-shy and unreliable.
Chiefly British.
Laceless slip-on shoe
- slackerIdle responsibility evader
- layaboutHabitually idle person
- shirkerOne who avoids duty
- skiverSoft split leather
bludger · goldbrick · malingerer · ne'er-do-well · do-nothing · bum · wastrel · deadbeat
Habitually avoiding exertion
- slothfulHabitually avoiding exertion
- languidWeak and without vigor
- lethargicLacking energy or alertness
- listlessLacking energy or enthusiasm
sluggish · torpid · lackadaisical · apathetic · unmotivated · unambitious · phlegmatic · passive
loafer
Laceless slip-on shoe
skiver · bludger · goldbrick · malingerer · ne'er-do-well · do-nothing · bum · wastrel · deadbeat · freeloader
indolent
Habitually avoiding exertion
- slothfulHabitually avoiding exertion
- languidWeak and without vigor
- lethargicLacking energy or alertness
listless · sluggish · torpid · lackadaisical · apathetic · unmotivated · unambitious · phlegmatic · passive · inert
lazy
Avoiding effort or exertion
- reluctantUnwilling to act
- unwillingOpposed to participating
- disinclinedAverse to acting
loath · resistant · opposed · hesitant · avoidant · evasive · dodging · shrinking · recoiling · allergic
work-shyhardworking
Committed to sustained effort
industrious · diligent · conscientious · sedulous · assiduous
work-shybusy
Actively occupied with tasks
active · productive · tireless · indefatigable · energetic