Synonyms of deadbeat

deadbeat

noun

ˈded-ˌbēt 

as in slug

a lazy person

he snapped instructions to the deadbeats who were standing around watching the work pile up

Synonyms & Similar Words

• slug
• drone
• snail
• bum
• layabout
• loafer
• idler
• do-nothing
• sluggard
• slouch
• lazybones
• couch potato
• good-for-nothing
• lotus-eater
• slugabed
• delayer
• laggard
• shirker
• creeper
• straggler
• crawler
• slacker
• slowpoke
• lingerer
• dawdler
• loiterer
• stick-in-the-mud
• procrastinator
• goldbrick
• malingerer
• dropout
• ne'er-do-well
• putterer
• clock-watcher
• saunterer
• quitter
• loller
• dallier
• lounger

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hustler
• doer
• hummer
• comer
• achiever
• self-starter
• go-ahead
• powerhouse
• go-getter
• live wire
• highflyer
• highflier

Examples of deadbeat in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Learning Curve The stigma over being a stay-at-home dad holds everyone back Too many people still view stay-at-home dads as feckless deadbeats, but their acceptance is an important step toward gender equality. —Big Think, 24 June 2024

Lamar has had four diss records chart on the Billboard Hot 100 (three in the top 10), calling Drake a phony, a liar, a master manipulator, a man who has issues with his Blackness, a deadbeat father, a gambling addict, and someone hiding an 11-year-old daughter. —Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 30 May 2024

And to Drake himself, Lamar shames him as an alleged substance abuser, chronic deadbeat, and liar who escalated their beef to this point by evoking Lamar’s family. —Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 6 May 2024

Full of legitimately funny, or maybe, just shocking moments when Drake calls Kendrick’s pro-Blackness a sham and Kendrick calls Drake a degenerate deadbeat. —Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 6 May 2024