Reverse Dictionary
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inhabitant of earth
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twiddle vegetate do-naught cannot choose but faineant sit on your hands SIT twiddle your thumbs drone naught nothing do despair empty-handed nil twiddle one's thumbs empty sit (around) on your backside make no move donought stew ado hands wait around whatever bored mere do-nothing zero loaf nix sit on one's arse sit around (somewhere) repudiate ne'er-do-well zilch not put a foot wrong lamp wish sth away sit on your arse inertia wish away something wait out someone or something idle at least be at a loose end have time on your hands have no concern with be at a loose end (or North American at loose ends) bludge stand around can nowt rest on your laurels exasperate exasperation exasperating finger rest/sit on one's laurels sit by let (something) slide exasperated lip service ignore sound and fury mark time that's about it/all null pay lip service to something at a loose end keep someone waiting roi fainéant gnash your teeth so be it respect watch your back double negative time have time to kill pure zip do something/nothing/anything about something time on your hands connive work to rule predestination don't piffle lie void did nada only well like banging/hitting your head against a brick wall bored stiff none barefoot naughty despairing that's that string along finish finish with may/might as well what are you going to do? involvement intention free nothingness sod all from scratch redo would not do sth for all the tea in China fruitless not for all the tea in China euphuism lay off someone done nought not a sausage bare square fuck all ex nihilo allegory rain check there it is/there you are/there you go accomplish ennui the devil finds work for idle hands courtly slug clammy scotch while sth away good-for-nought merely damn all good-for-naught naught [or] nought hibernation God help someone gratis podcast husbandry haveless annul contributor participant suffrage repellent work-to-rule just indiscrete no-account positive anything hobson's choice all annihilate thorough damn hectic paperwork inactive minatory dogmatism bedevil nihilism hoodlum stop at nothing do-si-do stupefy podiatrist cursory glut svelte engender forbearance metallurgical leave take but secularism resignation bridal integral disjunct serial occupant fall protege blank hand cipher free lunch obliterate fain�ant [or] faineant nobbut nihility gastronomy bastard theodolite hunch navel garret feminist hopper doleful secular environmentalist litigant agog put on airs supernumerary valuable peculate deviant salmonella likeness moue idiomatic belle vindictive contempt caption smoke commit empty–handed explicit emptiness loquacious misdo love direct gratuitous perform aught compatriot benighted garbled not apiary mum jack out of thin air else quackery absolutely fatalism loafer necessity up dos-�-dos [or] dos-a-dos think induce nihil hee-haw solemnly tacit sod in the dark frank nuffin dwindle indistinctive Fanny Adams entire diddly sweet fanny adams waste rapscallion nitwit stern masturbate teleology fakir vacillate set malfeasance evanesce Peter unmake bupkis wastrel make final consent incapable embroider come dinna bantering interchangeable annoying abolish uneventful fail clear complete dummy try fig hopeless incomparable immediately immediate minion doing buoyancy generality have-something unimpeachable sit around alone verbosity barely de dispense with nonentity unreserved creationism nullity wasteland deal DNR act sleuth carry off have capriole research DIY loverwise work out make it benevolence do over open simply no more diddly-squat get ready flourish spalpeen choose duck silence is golden negative over endeavour plain costless idly sheer dissolve illiterate there's no such thing as a free lunch sound closed book on fiddle-faddle dick insignificant beyond with your eyes closed/shut other complimentary non-paying dost doth collapse perfect silent figurant dead zone dead scratch substitute radio silence insouciance snafu DOS next does repeat Brown mahala zippo abortive full fall through not a dicky bird less lurdan all for naught nm dead end least in its/their totality sausage nothing comes of precious in full end of story carefree nothing like air rapscallionly keep your mouth shut mindless have no recollection sweet FA/Fanny Adams vacant devour dreary nihilist banal satisfy futility seal truism create foolproof clueless bilk not say boo turn to dust naething be poles apart uncluttered sweet FA vacuous card hog-shearing scroyle run into the sand in its/their entirety hilt good–for–naught go duplicate finality never fear workout labor dunno liable permission hurry exercise custom righten jitterbug fluff hoopla dirty carpenter striptease chore -ative doable mischief disavow fizzle frustrate clean hiatus exhaust landlubber uninterested plug wind omit must volunteer feasible intent obliging keep liquidate quilt wont disinclined keep on doodly-squat useless period unavailing ignoramus nuttin' by itself not know the first thing about doss trifling dummy up unrewarded hollow squat precise unsparing keep something quiet perish clog religiously license resolution toe covenant astronomical locomotor scientific scamp vital opening put tragic painful competent serene directly full-frontal nothing in it (for someone) adjoining barehanded make no mention of note unproductive still on the bounce ragabash fiddling transparently go up in smoke all-or-none a fat lot neat rampallian browser lorel faff faute de mieux melt uncut it's a long lane that has no turning outright nugatory adjacent come clean bubkes by oneself false dawn button your lip not know the first thing about sth not know one's ass from one's elbow quits simple measly want in (one's) shirtsleeves bum around idle away makeshift Deo volente come to sth fool around incident rotten skybal sit about unadulterated not know one's arse from one's elbow last resort thoroughly donothingness staid know–nothingism space intact lunch unity Maori P.T. spin your wheels solely in the raw futile dateless run out net non-dairy psychomonism relaxed go for something gasbag au naturel a pack of lies plead ignorance eat up something in the clear good–for–nothingness shapeless trumped-up know-nothingness fine words butter no parsnips back-to-back yak speak up routine n-word flash in the pan quiescent watch out for have (got) nothing on hand–to–mouth tinker's damn peter out keep up appearances engross hang around starting price uncontrolled up to par fatality drain leastways materialist niˈhility eventless moon around out of harm’s way stripped-down have eyes like a hawk keep one's own counsel lounge keep your own counsel one-track mind not/nothing much tight little what you see is what you get use up something materialism bum double annihilation mention deafening hold your tongue humdrum claptrap from zero little (or nothing) short of know-nothing fits and starts from soup to nuts there is nothing like blatherskite defeat integrity losel strikeout unplantable wholeness reason din takeover be my guest lace clean house do–sa–do dee backstitch fault doona where do we go from here faze the blind leading the blind feel kept one's side of the bargain/deal follow the crowd ixnay keep your word do as one wishes be as good as one's word innovative nonsense toucher postage-paid postpaid goof around layoff furring strip that on an empty stomach a certain (and) that's all she wrote bad hair day desert gridlock retch as good as it gets even specific even-steven start from scratch unread stick at nothing contemn saturate cur drop comment introduction judgment nothing of the kind pair of spectacles stalemate inert austere assure groundbreaking garbage all-or-nothing comfortless fishbowl on the receiving end of something empty your mind live (from) hand to mouth ordinary pap grasping at straws inefficient sneeze have little/nothing to recommend him/her/it way desolate virgin territory choke black hole that’s all be as good as it gets tooth bootstrap two cents unexceptionable fiddlestick acataleptic talking shop ask for creation yap badlands unprovoked to the ground completeness from the ground up intrusive block off have nothing to hide grief a fish out of water nothing less than something she's apples relax bargain a conspiracy of silence stick wash reply-paid random there is no substitute for something short smattering np whole nuncle infinite to end all sb can't win routinier teacup godforsaken avail bubble fike speak concentration windbag whatever happens anent burn out indecinable yawn bean beyond help an open book anodyne be laughing secure/safe in the knowledge that blind alley consecutive freedom have something/nothing to show for something declarator lounge around sealed milk run block sth up closed the still of the night coast plus ça change sketchbook monotony unknown engrossed burnout further beyond compare your normal/usual self class dry heaves timepass clear conscience goose egg full stop grind glum giveaway max sth out ragamuffinly nihilianism nothing of the sort stainless individualism prevent junk swedge natality nuts illiteracy missionize the least someone can do capable do a roaring trade (or business) commitment make a clean job of something go on dispense anxious right do for butcher practice ply readiness chance tricky execute darn kenna a long way to go easier said than done make a good fist of prepared come close to (doing) something reluctance repent dither doe well–off be looking to do something shut the go-ahead do likewise muff happy duck soup rort get on commit a crime fooster globe–trot leaved leaves left hurry up spacewalk take (or have) a punt at well-padded well-off under cover of shine waste no time eliminate bust throw yourself into something take a battering harm pull savvy serve do (or try) one's best landscape lick offer require twist force derring-do well–to–pass yield to sth enact alternate on the point of doing something drudge credits ply your trade make a poor fist of throve I can't think hang in there one not at all go about one's work doh impractical engage in break/violate the law resolved prod sink rattle through offend trade skywrite obviate (your) every move somersault shop do wrong cartwheel in no hurry make an effort fill activity animus action capeesh waste no time (in) doing something come close hot get your hands dirty like taking candy from a baby make a go of something bloody deal with crochet slight nail render thrive make oneself useful someone had better do something thing perisher well–to–live fake author challenging char command forget injure newspaper pursue credit stoop donnat play do a bad job reprise backflip force someone's hand tardy the least sb can/could do err do-nothingism come within an inch of doing something hell-bent conclude anxiety lose no time in doing something underperform
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Words For "do–nothing"
As you've probably noticed, words for "do–nothing" are listed above. According to the algorithm that drives this word similarity engine, the top 5 related words for "do–nothing" are: twiddle, vegetate, do-naught, cannot choose but, and faineant. There are 992 other words that are related to or similar to do–nothing listed above. Hopefully the generated list of words for "do–nothing" above suit your needs. If not, you might want to check out Related Words - another project of mine which uses a different technique (not though that it works best with single words, not phrases).
About Reverse Dictionary
The way Reverse Dictionary works is pretty simple. It simply looks through tonnes of dictionary definitions and grabs the ones that most closely match your search query. For example, if you type something like "longing for a time in the past", then the engine will return "nostalgia". The engine has indexed several million definitions so far, and at this stage it's starting to give consistently good results (though it may return weird results sometimes). It acts a lot like a thesaurus except that it allows you to search with a definition, rather than a single word. So in a sense, this tool is a "search engine for words", or a sentence to word converter.
I made this tool after working on Related Words which is a very similar tool, except it uses a bunch of algorithms and multiple databases to find similar words to a search query. That project is closer to a thesaurus in the sense that it returns synonyms for a word (or short phrase) query, but it also returns many broadly related words that aren't included in thesauri. So this project, Reverse Dictionary, is meant to go hand-in-hand with Related Words to act as a word-finding and brainstorming toolset. For those interested, I also developed Describing Words which helps you find adjectives and interesting descriptors for things (e.g. waves, sunsets, trees, etc.).
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