Idle : synonyms and lexical field

Synonyms > Synonyms beginning with I > Idle

Looking for words with meaning close to 'idle': discover synonyms for the word idle, such as lazy or indolent.

The lexical field offers related words, which refer to the same idea, the same concept as idle. It is common for a word to have several meanings. In this case, the context of the word helps to determine its correct meaning.
Example of words in the same lexical field as "": lazy and indolent.


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Synonyms for idle sorted by degree of synonymy

List of synonyms for idle Degree of synonymy of idle Frequency in the language
lazy
   40009 11.59  
indolent
   40009 0.08  
faineant
   40009  
bone-idle
   40009  
slothful
   40009 0.06  
laze
   40008 0.04  
stagnate
   40008 0.08  
lackadaisical
   40007 0.08  
work-shy
   40005  
inactive
   40005 0.67  
otiose
   40004  
unemployed
   40003 3.65  
irresponsible
   40002 4.65  
leisure
   40001 2.53  
leisured
   40001  
unprofitable
   40000 0.08  
jobless
   39999 0.33  
unwarranted
   39997 0.37  
frivolous
   39997 1.20  
dead
   39997 448.98  

Lexical field of "idle"

lazy
indolent
faineant
bone-idle
slothful
laze
stagnate
lackadaisical
work-shy
inactive
otiose
unemployed
irresponsible
leisure
leisured
unprofitable
jobless
unwarranted
frivolous
dead
baseless
groundless
unfounded
unsupported
unused
unengaged
loose
light
at liberty
bone-lazy
goldbricking
out of work
shiftless
inactivity
dormancy
inaction
dawdle
slack
silent
slow-moving
futile
inert
slow
passive
still
pointless
trifling
empty
unproductive
useless