malingers

The word “malingers” has 3 syllables: ma-ling-ers

It's pronounced as /məˈlɪŋɡərz/


What is synonym and antonym for malingers?

In the thesaurus, “malingers” has 47 synonyms and 19 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for malingers along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for malingers

Antonyms for malingers

  • applies
  • drudges
  • exerts
  • grinds
  • grubs
  • humps
  • hustles
  • labors
  • moils
  • pegs
  • plods
  • plows
  • plugs
  • puts out
  • slaves
  • sweats
  • toils
  • travails
  • works

Meanings of malingers

  • verb
    1. To feign illness, injury, or incapacitation in order to avoid work, obligation, or perilous risk.
    2. To self-inflict real injury or infection (to inflict self-harm) in order to avoid work, obligation, or perilous risk.

Example Sentences

  • He always malingers whenever there’s extra work to be done.
  • The manager noticed that she malingers whenever a challenging project is assigned.
  • It’s frustrating when one of your colleagues malingers and causes delays for the whole team.
  • He has a reputation for being the one who malingers during the busiest times of the year.
  • No one trusts him because he often malingers to avoid responsibility.

On this page you'll find 66 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to malingers, such as: aestivates, ambles, applies, bums, chills, dallies, dawdles.

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  • imitates
  • impersonates
  • lets on
  • malingers
  • masks
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  • playacts
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  • poses
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  • puts on
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  • simulates

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  • doctors
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  • duffers
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  • imitates
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  • makes up
  • malingers
  • manipulates
  • manufactures
  • masks
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  • mimics
  • misleaders
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  • mountebanks
  • operators
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  • plagiarizes
  • playacts
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  • reduplicates
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  • ringers
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  • swindlers
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  • synthetics
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