shiftlessness

Examples

• All

• Inside these four walls, she could control the wild shiftlessness of the West.

  Fiction book (1992)

• Hardly any Southerner of the master class ever even slightly apprehended that the general shiftlessness and degradation of the masses was a social product.

  Blog text (6)

• His shiftlessness prevented him from pursuing a fulfilling career and achieving his goals.

• The community was plagued by shiftlessness, as many residents preferred to lounge around instead of seeking work.

• She realized that her shiftlessness was holding her back from making meaningful changes in her life.

Synonyms

L

laziness

vsshiftlessness

30 1.4

A tendency to avoid work and use little energy

adds the idea of lacking ambition or initiative beyond mere avoidance

S

sloth

vsshiftlessness

13 4.6

Not wanting to work or make an effort

focuses on lack of ambition and initiative rather than simple unwillingness

I

idleness

vsshiftlessness

8 4.5

A time when someone is not working or active

stresses lack of ambition and initiative rather than simple inactivity

L

loafing

vsshiftlessness

2 5.0

Spending time doing nothing instead of working

focuses on missing drive or ambition rather than just avoiding work

S

slothfulness

vsshiftlessness

1 8.1

A habit of not wanting to work or make any effort

focuses on missing ambition and initiative rather than only unwillingness to work

I

inactiveness

vsshiftlessness

5.3

A period of not doing anything or moving

adds sense of unwillingness and missing initiative rather than mere not moving

Antonyms

D

drive

190 3.4

A strong desire or energy to do something

I

initiative

118 3.5

A willingness to start things without being told

How Lazy

shiftlessness

8.6

laziness

30 1.4

ambitionless

1 7.3

idleness

8 4.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology