Idle

Meaning

lazy; inactive; not working or being used

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

Example Sentences

The factory workers were idle during the strike.

The workers sat idle during the power outage.

Example Expressions

idle hands

Synonyms

lazy, inactive, unemployed, unused, unoccupied, dormant

Entry 1

lazy, inactive, unemployed, unused

Entry 2

inactive, lazy, unoccupied, dormant

Antonyms

active, busy, working, productive, industrious

Entry 1

active, busy, working, productive

Entry 2

busy, active, industrious

Collocations

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

Entry 1

idle time, idle workers, idle machinery

Entry 2

idle talk, idle time, idle hands, sit idle