😴idle

Meaning

Adjective: not active or in use; lazy. Verb: to spend time doing nothing.

lazy; inactive; not working or being used

Example Sentences

The workers sat idle during the power outage.

The factory workers were idle during the strike.

Example Expressions

idle hands

Synonyms

inactive, lazy, unoccupied, dormant, unemployed, unused

Entry 1

inactive, lazy, unoccupied, dormant

Entry 2

lazy, inactive, unemployed, unused

Antonyms

busy, active, industrious, working, productive

Entry 1

busy, active, industrious

Entry 2

active, busy, working, productive

Collocations

idle talk, idle time, idle hands, sit idle, idle workers, idle machinery

Entry 1

idle talk, idle time, idle hands, sit idle

Entry 2

idle time, idle workers, idle machinery